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 Their troubles, the stiflings of each other's growth, and all such things, seemed of little moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BENEATH THE ELMS Spring was in the hearts of men, and their tall companions, trees.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It turned old men round, and made them stare at women younger than themselves.
BENEATHprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading BENEATH THE ELMS Spring was in the hearts of men, and their tall companions, trees.
birdnounUS /bɜːrd/
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading It made young men and women walking side by side touch each other, and every bird on the branches tune his pipe.
branchesnounUS /ˈbræntʃəz/
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading It made young men and women walking side by side touch each other, and every bird on the branches tune his pipe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Spring had them by the throat.
companionsnounUS /kəmˈpænjənz/
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading BENEATH THE ELMS Spring was in the hearts of men, and their tall companions, trees.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Their troubles, the stiflings of each other's growth, and all such things, seemed of little moment.
ELMSnounUS /elmz/
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading BENEATH THE ELMS Spring was in the hearts of men, and their tall companions, trees.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It made young men and women walking side by side touch each other, and every bird on the branches tune his pipe.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Their troubles, the stiflings of each other's growth, and all such things, seemed of little moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Spring had them by the throat.
heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading BENEATH THE ELMS Spring was in the hearts of men, and their tall companions, trees.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It made young men and women walking side by side touch each other, and every bird on the branches tune his pipe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BENEATH THE ELMS Spring was in the hearts of men, and their tall companions, trees.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It turned old men round, and made them stare at women younger than themselves.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Their troubles, the stiflings of each other's growth, and all such things, seemed of little moment.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It turned old men round, and made them stare at women younger than themselves.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading BENEATH THE ELMS Spring was in the hearts of men, and their tall companions, trees.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Their troubles, the stiflings of each other's growth, and all such things, seemed of little moment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BENEATH THE ELMS Spring was in the hearts of men, and their tall companions, trees.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It turned old men round, and made them stare at women younger than themselves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It made young men and women walking side by side touch each other, and every bird on the branches tune his pipe.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It made young men and women walking side by side touch each other, and every bird on the branches tune his pipe.
other's
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From this reading Their troubles, the stiflings of each other's growth, and all such things, seemed of little moment.
pipenounUS /paɪp/
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading It made young men and women walking side by side touch each other, and every bird on the branches tune his pipe.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It turned old men round, and made them stare at women younger than themselves.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Their troubles, the stiflings of each other's growth, and all such things, seemed of little moment.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It made young men and women walking side by side touch each other, and every bird on the branches tune his pipe.
SpringnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading BENEATH THE ELMS Spring was in the hearts of men, and their tall companions, trees.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading It turned old men round, and made them stare at women younger than themselves.
stiflings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their troubles, the stiflings of each other's growth, and all such things, seemed of little moment.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Their troubles, the stiflings of each other's growth, and all such things, seemed of little moment.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading BENEATH THE ELMS Spring was in the hearts of men, and their tall companions, trees.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It turned old men round, and made them stare at women younger than themselves.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BENEATH THE ELMS Spring was in the hearts of men, and their tall companions, trees.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading BENEATH THE ELMS Spring was in the hearts of men, and their tall companions, trees.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Spring had them by the throat.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It turned old men round, and made them stare at women younger than themselves.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Their troubles, the stiflings of each other's growth, and all such things, seemed of little moment.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Spring had them by the throat.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading It made young men and women walking side by side touch each other, and every bird on the branches tune his pipe.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading BENEATH THE ELMS Spring was in the hearts of men, and their tall companions, trees.
troublesnounUS /ˈtrʌbəlz/
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading Their troubles, the stiflings of each other's growth, and all such things, seemed of little moment.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading It made young men and women walking side by side touch each other, and every bird on the branches tune his pipe.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading It turned old men round, and made them stare at women younger than themselves.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading It made young men and women walking side by side touch each other, and every bird on the branches tune his pipe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BENEATH THE ELMS Spring was in the hearts of men, and their tall companions, trees.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It turned old men round, and made them stare at women younger than themselves.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It made young men and women walking side by side touch each other, and every bird on the branches tune his pipe.
youngeradjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡər/
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading It turned old men round, and made them stare at women younger than themselves.
