adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Winter came, and folded it in a white mantle, and decked it with frost-jewels.
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 So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Winter came, and folded it in a white mantle, and decked it with frost-jewels.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading Quietly passed the days, the weeks, the months, in the lonely tower on the rock fronting the Atlantic surge.
brilliancenounUS /ˈbrɪljəns/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Winter came, and folded it in a white mantle, and decked it with frost-jewels.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
contentmentnounUS /kənˈtentmənt/
happiness with one's situation in life
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Quietly passed the days, the weeks, the months, in the lonely tower on the rock fronting the Atlantic surge.
deckedverbUS /dekt/
past form of “deck” — be beautiful to look at
From this reading Winter came, and folded it in a white mantle, and decked it with frost-jewels.
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
delightfuladjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
devoteverbUS /dɪˈvoʊt/
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
fashioningnounUS /ˈfæʃənɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
foldedverbUS /ˈfoʊldəd/
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading Winter came, and folded it in a white mantle, and decked it with frost-jewels.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
frontingverbUS /ˈfrʌntɪŋ/
-ing form of “front” — be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
From this reading Quietly passed the days, the weeks, the months, in the lonely tower on the rock fronting the Atlantic surge.
frost-jewels
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winter came, and folded it in a white mantle, and decked it with frost-jewels.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
icenounUS /aɪs/
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Quietly passed the days, the weeks, the months, in the lonely tower on the rock fronting the Atlantic surge.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Winter came, and folded it in a white mantle, and decked it with frost-jewels.
jack-knife
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
keenadjectiveUS /kiːn/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
knifenounUS /naɪf/
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Quietly passed the days, the weeks, the months, in the lonely tower on the rock fronting the Atlantic surge.
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 So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
magicnounUS /ˈmædʒɪk/
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading Winter came, and folded it in a white mantle, and decked it with frost-jewels.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Quietly passed the days, the weeks, the months, in the lonely tower on the rock fronting the Atlantic surge.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
northernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
occupyverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪ/
keep busy with
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Quietly passed the days, the weeks, the months, in the lonely tower on the rock fronting the Atlantic surge.
out-of-doorsnoun
where the air is unconfined
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Quietly passed the days, the weeks, the months, in the lonely tower on the rock fronting the Atlantic surge.
peacenounUS /piːs/
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
pillarnounUS /ˈpɪlər/
a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
QuietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/
with low volume
From this reading Quietly passed the days, the weeks, the months, in the lonely tower on the rock fronting the Atlantic surge.
rocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Quietly passed the days, the weeks, the months, in the lonely tower on the rock fronting the Atlantic surge.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
shoneverbUS /ʃoʊn/
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
sortsnounUS /sɔːrts/
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
StarnounUS /stɑːr/
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
surgeverbUS /sɜːrdʒ/
rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading Quietly passed the days, the weeks, the months, in the lonely tower on the rock fronting the Atlantic surge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Quietly passed the days, the weeks, the months, in the lonely tower on the rock fronting the Atlantic surge.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the child Star, winter was always a season of great delight; for Captain January had little to occupy him out-of-doors, and could devote much of his time to her.
towernounUS /ˈtaʊər/
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Quietly passed the days, the weeks, the months, in the lonely tower on the rock fronting the Atlantic surge.
triflesnounUS /ˈtraɪfəlz/
plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Quietly passed the days, the weeks, the months, in the lonely tower on the rock fronting the Atlantic surge.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Winter came, and folded it in a white mantle, and decked it with frost-jewels.
WinternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Winter came, and folded it in a white mantle, and decked it with frost-jewels.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Winter came, and folded it in a white mantle, and decked it with frost-jewels.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Like a pillar of ice, the tower shone in the keen brilliance of the northern sun; but within was always summer, the summer of perfect peace and contentment.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading So there were long, delightful “jack-knife times,” as Star called them, when the Captain sat fashioning all sorts of wonderful trifles with his magic knife, the child sitting at his elbow and watching him with happy eyes.
