adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” she said in a puzzled tone, stepping forward to pass the gate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
APPEALverbUS /əˈpiːl/
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
BeatricenounUS /ˈbiːətrəs/
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading “_Beatrice!_” She gave a little cry, and clutched the railing, else she would have fallen.
begverbUS /beɡ/
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” she said in a puzzled tone, stepping forward to pass the gate.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
breezenounUS /briːz/
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “_Beatrice!_” She gave a little cry, and clutched the railing, else she would have fallen.
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “_Beatrice!_” She gave a little cry, and clutched the railing, else she would have fallen.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
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From this reading “_Beatrice!_” She gave a little cry, and clutched the railing, else she would have fallen.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
FacenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “_Beatrice!_” She gave a little cry, and clutched the railing, else she would have fallen.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” she said in a puzzled tone, stepping forward to pass the gate.
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” she said in a puzzled tone, stepping forward to pass the gate.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “_Beatrice!_” She gave a little cry, and clutched the railing, else she would have fallen.
gentlyadverbUS /ˈdʒentli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_Beatrice!_” She gave a little cry, and clutched the railing, else she would have fallen.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” she said in a puzzled tone, stepping forward to pass the gate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, it was worth living to see her thus!
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “_Beatrice!_” She gave a little cry, and clutched the railing, else she would have fallen.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Oh, it was worth living to see her thus!
lovelinessnoun
the quality of being good looking and attractive
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, it was worth living to see her thus!
pardonverbUS /ˈpɑːrdən/
accept an excuse for
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” she said in a puzzled tone, stepping forward to pass the gate.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” she said in a puzzled tone, stepping forward to pass the gate.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
puzzledadjectiveUS /ˈpʌzəld/
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” she said in a puzzled tone, stepping forward to pass the gate.
railingnounUS /ˈreɪlɪŋ/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “_Beatrice!_” She gave a little cry, and clutched the railing, else she would have fallen.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” she said in a puzzled tone, stepping forward to pass the gate.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Oh, it was worth living to see her thus!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” she said in a puzzled tone, stepping forward to pass the gate.
steppingverbUS /ˈstepɪŋ/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” she said in a puzzled tone, stepping forward to pass the gate.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
tenderadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
THIRDnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Oh, it was worth living to see her thus!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” she said in a puzzled tone, stepping forward to pass the gate.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/
a vivid mental image
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, it was worth living to see her thus!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE THIRD APPEAL Face to face they stood, while at the vision of her sweetness his heart grew still.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Face to face, and the faint light fell upon her tender loveliness and died in her deep eyes, and the faint breeze fragrant with the breath of pines gently stirred her hair.
worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Oh, it was worth living to see her thus!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “_Beatrice!_” She gave a little cry, and clutched the railing, else she would have fallen.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” she said in a puzzled tone, stepping forward to pass the gate.
