AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LITTLE band of painters came into Edinburgh from a professional walk.
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Three were of Edinburgh--Groove, aged fifty; Jones and Hyacinth, young; the latter long-haired.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three were of Edinburgh--Groove, aged fifty; Jones and Hyacinth, young; the latter long-haired.
animatedadjectiveUS /ˈænəmeɪtɪd/
having life or vigor or spirit
From this reading His step was elastic, and his manner wonderfully animated, without loudness.
bandnounUS /bænd/
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading A LITTLE band of painters came into Edinburgh from a professional walk.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “A bright day,” said he.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A LITTLE band of painters came into Edinburgh from a professional walk.
CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading With them was a young Englishman, the leader of the expedition, Charles Gatty.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “A bright day,” said he.
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading A LITTLE band of painters came into Edinburgh from a professional walk.
elasticadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæstɪk/
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
From this reading His step was elastic, and his manner wonderfully animated, without loudness.
EnglishmannounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən/
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading With them was a young Englishman, the leader of the expedition, Charles Gatty.
expeditionnounUS /ˌekspəˈdɪʃən/
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading With them was a young Englishman, the leader of the expedition, Charles Gatty.
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Three were of Edinburgh--Groove, aged fifty; Jones and Hyacinth, young; the latter long-haired.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LITTLE band of painters came into Edinburgh from a professional walk.
Gatty
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From this reading With them was a young Englishman, the leader of the expedition, Charles Gatty.
GroovenounUS /ɡruːv/
a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
From this reading Three were of Edinburgh--Groove, aged fifty; Jones and Hyacinth, young; the latter long-haired.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “A bright day,” said he.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His step was elastic, and his manner wonderfully animated, without loudness.
HyacinthnounUS /ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading Three were of Edinburgh--Groove, aged fifty; Jones and Hyacinth, young; the latter long-haired.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A LITTLE band of painters came into Edinburgh from a professional walk.
JonesnounUS /dʒoʊnz/
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading Three were of Edinburgh--Groove, aged fifty; Jones and Hyacinth, young; the latter long-haired.
latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Three were of Edinburgh--Groove, aged fifty; Jones and Hyacinth, young; the latter long-haired.
leadernounUS /ˈliːdər/
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading With them was a young Englishman, the leader of the expedition, Charles Gatty.
LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A LITTLE band of painters came into Edinburgh from a professional walk.
long-hairedadjective
with long hair
From this reading Three were of Edinburgh--Groove, aged fifty; Jones and Hyacinth, young; the latter long-haired.
loudnessnoun
the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
From this reading His step was elastic, and his manner wonderfully animated, without loudness.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His step was elastic, and his manner wonderfully animated, without loudness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LITTLE band of painters came into Edinburgh from a professional walk.
paintersnounUS /ˈpeɪntərz/
plural of “painter” — an artist who paints
From this reading A LITTLE band of painters came into Edinburgh from a professional walk.
professionaladjectiveUS /prəˈfeʃənəl/
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading A LITTLE band of painters came into Edinburgh from a professional walk.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “A bright day,” said he.
stepnounUS /step/
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading His step was elastic, and his manner wonderfully animated, without loudness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three were of Edinburgh--Groove, aged fifty; Jones and Hyacinth, young; the latter long-haired.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With them was a young Englishman, the leader of the expedition, Charles Gatty.
ThreenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three were of Edinburgh--Groove, aged fifty; Jones and Hyacinth, young; the latter long-haired.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading A LITTLE band of painters came into Edinburgh from a professional walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With them was a young Englishman, the leader of the expedition, Charles Gatty.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three were of Edinburgh--Groove, aged fifty; Jones and Hyacinth, young; the latter long-haired.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With them was a young Englishman, the leader of the expedition, Charles Gatty.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His step was elastic, and his manner wonderfully animated, without loudness.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading His step was elastic, and his manner wonderfully animated, without loudness.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Three were of Edinburgh--Groove, aged fifty; Jones and Hyacinth, young; the latter long-haired.
