adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Anne dropped her flowers and sprang across the kitchen to him at the same moment as Marilla.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
alarmnounUS /əˈlɑːrm/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading It was Marilla who spoke, alarm in every jerky word.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
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 came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Matthew, are you sick?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Anne dropped her flowers and sprang across the kitchen to him at the same moment as Marilla.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anne dropped her flowers and sprang across the kitchen to him at the same moment as Marilla.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
doorwaynounUS /ˈdɔːrweɪ/
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Anne dropped her flowers and sprang across the kitchen to him at the same moment as Marilla.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was Marilla who spoke, alarm in every jerky word.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Anne dropped her flowers and sprang across the kitchen to him at the same moment as Marilla.
foldedverbUS /ˈfoʊldəd/
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anne dropped her flowers and sprang across the kitchen to him at the same moment as Marilla.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Marilla who spoke, alarm in every jerky word.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MATTHEW--Matthew--what is the matter?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Marilla who spoke, alarm in every jerky word.
jerkyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɜːrki/
lacking a steady rhythm
From this reading It was Marilla who spoke, alarm in every jerky word.
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Anne dropped her flowers and sprang across the kitchen to him at the same moment as Marilla.
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 Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
Marilla
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Marilla who spoke, alarm in every jerky word.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading MATTHEW--Matthew--what is the matter?
MATTHEWnounUS /ˈmæθjuː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading MATTHEW--Matthew--what is the matter?
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Anne dropped her flowers and sprang across the kitchen to him at the same moment as Marilla.
narcissusnounUS /nɑːrˈsɪsəs/
bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
odornounUS /ˈoʊdər/
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
porchnounUS /pɔːrtʃ/
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Anne dropped her flowers and sprang across the kitchen to him at the same moment as Marilla.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Matthew, are you sick?”
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Marilla who spoke, alarm in every jerky word.
sprangverbUS /spræŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Anne dropped her flowers and sprang across the kitchen to him at the same moment as Marilla.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
strangelyadverbUS /ˈstreɪndʒli/
in a strange manner
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MATTHEW--Matthew--what is the matter?
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Marilla who spoke, alarm in every jerky word.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MATTHEW--Matthew--what is the matter?
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Anne came through the hall, her hands full of white narcissus,--it was long before Anne could love the sight or odor of white narcissus again,--in time to hear her and to see Matthew standing in the porch doorway, a folded paper in his hand, and his face strangely drawn and gray.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Marilla who spoke, alarm in every jerky word.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading It was Marilla who spoke, alarm in every jerky word.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Matthew, are you sick?”
