adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ELYSIUM It was a bright and sunny autumn day.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was pure and sweet and light; it seemed to be breathed right out of heaven.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ELYSIUM It was a bright and sunny autumn day.
autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading ELYSIUM It was a bright and sunny autumn day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The air was pure and sweet and light; it seemed to be breathed right out of heaven.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
breathedadjectiveUS /briːðd/
uttered without voice
From this reading The air was pure and sweet and light; it seemed to be breathed right out of heaven.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading ELYSIUM It was a bright and sunny autumn day.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ELYSIUM It was a bright and sunny autumn day.
disguisedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
ELYSIUMnounUS /ɪˈlɪziəm/
a place or condition of ideal happiness
From this reading ELYSIUM It was a bright and sunny autumn day.
Estella
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From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading We were a very happy party.
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading The air was pure and sweet and light; it seemed to be breathed right out of heaven.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ELYSIUM It was a bright and sunny autumn day.
Jansen's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The air was pure and sweet and light; it seemed to be breathed right out of heaven.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
milenounUS /maɪl/
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading We were a very happy party.
pureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading The air was pure and sweet and light; it seemed to be breathed right out of heaven.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading The air was pure and sweet and light; it seemed to be breathed right out of heaven.
school-teacher
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The air was pure and sweet and light; it seemed to be breathed right out of heaven.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
spectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading ELYSIUM It was a bright and sunny autumn day.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The air was pure and sweet and light; it seemed to be breathed right out of heaven.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
veilnounUS /veɪl/
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading We were a very happy party.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ELYSIUM It was a bright and sunny autumn day.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We took the electric motor to a station one mile and a half from Mr. Jansen's, and walked the rest of the way.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were a very happy party.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were a very happy party.
wignounUS /wɪɡ/
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Estella was disguised with gold spectacles, a black wig and a veil, and she looked like some middle-aged school-teacher out for a holiday.
