adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Gilbert Blythe nearly always walked with Ruby Gillis and carried her satchel for her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
ANNE'SnounUS /ænz/
possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading ANNE’S homesickness wore off, greatly helped in the wearing by her weekend visits home.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
autumnaladjectiveUS /ɔːˈtʌmnəl/
of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
Avonlea
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From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
Blythe
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From this reading Gilbert Blythe nearly always walked with Ruby Gillis and carried her satchel for her.
branchnounUS /bræntʃ/
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ANNE’S homesickness wore off, greatly helped in the wearing by her weekend visits home.
Carmody
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From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Gilbert Blythe nearly always walked with Ruby Gillis and carried her satchel for her.
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
dearestnounUS /ˈdɪrəst/
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
DiananounUS /daɪˈænə/
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
folksnounUS /foʊks/
your parents
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gilbert Blythe nearly always walked with Ruby Gillis and carried her satchel for her.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/
usually; as a rule
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading Gilbert Blythe nearly always walked with Ruby Gillis and carried her satchel for her.
Gillis
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From this reading Gilbert Blythe nearly always walked with Ruby Gillis and carried her satchel for her.
goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading ANNE’S homesickness wore off, greatly helped in the wearing by her weekend visits home.
gypsyings
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From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
helpedverbUS /helpt/
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading ANNE’S homesickness wore off, greatly helped in the wearing by her weekend visits home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ANNE’S homesickness wore off, greatly helped in the wearing by her weekend visits home.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ANNE’S homesickness wore off, greatly helped in the wearing by her weekend visits home.
homelights
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From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
homesicknessnounUS /ˈhoʊmsɪknəs/
a longing to return home
From this reading ANNE’S homesickness wore off, greatly helped in the wearing by her weekend visits home.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANNE’S homesickness wore off, greatly helped in the wearing by her weekend visits home.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Gilbert Blythe nearly always walked with Ruby Gillis and carried her satchel for her.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ANNE’S homesickness wore off, greatly helped in the wearing by her weekend visits home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
RubynounUS /ˈruːbi/
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading Gilbert Blythe nearly always walked with Ruby Gillis and carried her satchel for her.
satchelnoun
luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap
From this reading Gilbert Blythe nearly always walked with Ruby Gillis and carried her satchel for her.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
studentsnounUS /ˈstuːdənts/
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANNE’S homesickness wore off, greatly helped in the wearing by her weekend visits home.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
twinklingnounUS /ˈtwɪŋkəlɪŋ/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading ANNE’S homesickness wore off, greatly helped in the wearing by her weekend visits home.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
wearingnounUS /ˈwerɪŋ/
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading ANNE’S homesickness wore off, greatly helped in the wearing by her weekend visits home.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
weekendnounUS /ˈwiːkend/
a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
From this reading ANNE’S homesickness wore off, greatly helped in the wearing by her weekend visits home.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As long as the open weather lasted the Avonlea students went out to Carmody on the new branch railway every Friday night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anne thought those Friday evening gypsyings over the autumnal hills in the crisp golden air, with the homelights of Avonlea twinkling beyond, were the best and dearest hours in the whole week.
woreverbUS /wɔːr/
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading ANNE’S homesickness wore off, greatly helped in the wearing by her weekend visits home.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Diana and several other Avonlea young folks were generally on hand to meet them and they all walked over to Avonlea in a merry party.
