activelyadverbUS /ˈæktɪvli/
in an active manner
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had always been nice, and she didn't know why she had spoken against him; it wasn't her fault....
Ah
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From this reading Ah, those nights at Barbizon! those yellow moons shining upon the forest, upon the mist in the fields, and along the verge of the forest.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Ah, those nights at Barbizon! those yellow moons shining upon the forest, upon the mist in the fields, and along the verge of the forest.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He had always been nice, and she didn't know why she had spoken against him; it wasn't her fault....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Nor did she know why she had run away from Barbizon.
Barbizon
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From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had always been nice, and she didn't know why she had spoken against him; it wasn't her fault....
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nor did she know why she had run away from Barbizon.
didn't
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From this reading He had always been nice, and she didn't know why she had spoken against him; it wasn't her fault....
faultnounUS /fɔːlt/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading He had always been nice, and she didn't know why she had spoken against him; it wasn't her fault....
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Ah, those nights at Barbizon! those yellow moons shining upon the forest, upon the mist in the fields, and along the verge of the forest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had loved her for herself; he had only thought of her....
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Ah, those nights at Barbizon! those yellow moons shining upon the forest, upon the mist in the fields, and along the verge of the forest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nor did she know why she had run away from Barbizon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had loved her for herself; he had only thought of her....
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had loved her for herself; he had only thought of her....
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had loved her for herself; he had only thought of her....
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had always been nice, and she didn't know why she had spoken against him; it wasn't her fault....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ah, those nights at Barbizon! those yellow moons shining upon the forest, upon the mist in the fields, and along the verge of the forest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had always been nice, and she didn't know why she had spoken against him; it wasn't her fault....
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He had always been nice, and she didn't know why she had spoken against him; it wasn't her fault....
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
liliesnounUS /ˈlɪliz/
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading He had loved her for herself; he had only thought of her....
mistverbUS /mɪst/
become covered with mist
From this reading Ah, those nights at Barbizon! those yellow moons shining upon the forest, upon the mist in the fields, and along the verge of the forest.
moonsnounUS /muːnz/
plural of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Ah, those nights at Barbizon! those yellow moons shining upon the forest, upon the mist in the fields, and along the verge of the forest.
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading He had always been nice, and she didn't know why she had spoken against him; it wasn't her fault....
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Ah, those nights at Barbizon! those yellow moons shining upon the forest, upon the mist in the fields, and along the verge of the forest.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor did she know why she had run away from Barbizon.
odournounUS /ˈoʊdər/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading He had loved her for herself; he had only thought of her....
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Nor did she know why she had run away from Barbizon.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Ah, those nights at Barbizon! those yellow moons shining upon the forest, upon the mist in the fields, and along the verge of the forest.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading He had always been nice, and she didn't know why she had spoken against him; it wasn't her fault....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Ah, those nights at Barbizon! those yellow moons shining upon the forest, upon the mist in the fields, and along the verge of the forest.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She thought of Morton, and the remembrance of their life at Barbizon came upon her, actively as the odour of the lilies.
vergenounUS /vɜːrdʒ/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading Ah, those nights at Barbizon! those yellow moons shining upon the forest, upon the mist in the fields, and along the verge of the forest.
wasn't
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From this reading He had always been nice, and she didn't know why she had spoken against him; it wasn't her fault....
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading He had always been nice, and she didn't know why she had spoken against him; it wasn't her fault....
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Ah, those nights at Barbizon! those yellow moons shining upon the forest, upon the mist in the fields, and along the verge of the forest.
