adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
air-castle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had had their chat out, on this particular evening, and Anne was giving herself over to the delight of building an air-castle.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had had their chat out, on this particular evening, and Anne was giving herself over to the delight of building an air-castle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
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 --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The unsung beauty hid life’s common things below.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The unsung beauty hid life’s common things below.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
braidedadjectiveUS /ˈbreɪdɪd/
woven by (or as if by) braiding
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
buildingnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading They had had their chat out, on this particular evening, and Anne was giving herself over to the delight of building an air-castle.
chatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The unsung beauty hid life’s common things below.
coronetnounUS /ˈkɔːrəˈnet/
a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading They had had their chat out, on this particular evening, and Anne was giving herself over to the delight of building an air-castle.
DixnounUS /dɪks/
United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887)
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
Dix's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
dreamilyadverb
in a dreamy manner
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
EchoverbUS /ˈekoʊ/
to say again or imitate
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/
the act of giving
From this reading They had had their chat out, on this particular evening, and Anne was giving herself over to the delight of building an air-castle.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had had their chat out, on this particular evening, and Anne was giving herself over to the delight of building an air-castle.
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 She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading They had had their chat out, on this particular evening, and Anne was giving herself over to the delight of building an air-castle.
hidverbUS /hɪd/
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading The unsung beauty hid life’s common things below.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
homesteadnounUS /ˈhoʊmsted/
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
IrvingnounUS /ˈɜːrvɪŋ/
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
leanedverbUS /liːnd/
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
life'snounUS /laɪfs/
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The unsung beauty hid life’s common things below.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
LodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
moonlightnounUS /ˈmuːnlaɪt/
the light of the Moon
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They had had their chat out, on this particular evening, and Anne was giving herself over to the delight of building an air-castle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading They had had their chat out, on this particular evening, and Anne was giving herself over to the delight of building an air-castle.
poolsnounUS /puːlz/
plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
shapelyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪpli/
having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
Shirley
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
sitting-room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
starland
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
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 Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
sunsetnounUS /ˈsʌnset/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The unsung beauty hid life’s common things below.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had had their chat out, on this particular evening, and Anne was giving herself over to the delight of building an air-castle.
Theodora
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had had their chat out, on this particular evening, and Anne was giving herself over to the delight of building an air-castle.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The unsung beauty hid life’s common things below.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had had their chat out, on this particular evening, and Anne was giving herself over to the delight of building an air-castle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
unsungadjectiveUS /ənˈsʌŋ/
not famous or acclaimed
From this reading The unsung beauty hid life’s common things below.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
WhittiernounUS /ˈwɪtiər/
United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
window-casing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned her shapely head, with its braided coronet of dark red hair, against the window-casing, and her gray eyes were like the moonlight gleam of shadowy pools.
window-seat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Whittier Anne Shirley was curled up on the window-seat of Theodora Dix’s sitting-room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation at Echo Lodge, where Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Irving were spending the summer, and she often ran over to the old Dix homestead to chat for awhile with Theodora.
