adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But a voice within her, told her that one day all the darkness would become light.
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 But a voice within her, told her that one day all the darkness would become light.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What is the love of a mother to her child, without an eternity for its manifestation?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
avails
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What avails the love of our friends, if it be but for a few earthly days or years?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What avails the love of our friends, if it be but for a few earthly days or years?
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But a voice within her, told her that one day all the darkness would become light.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a voice within her, told her that one day all the darkness would become light.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading What is the love of a mother to her child, without an eternity for its manifestation?
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
DawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading What avails the love of our friends, if it be but for a few earthly days or years?
deeperadverbUS /ˈdiːpər/
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading She trusted that voice, for it was speaking unto her every day, and growing each hour into deeper recognition.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She trusted that voice, for it was speaking unto her every day, and growing each hour into deeper recognition.
earthlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθli/
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading What avails the love of our friends, if it be but for a few earthly days or years?
eternitynounUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəti/
time without end
From this reading What is the love of a mother to her child, without an eternity for its manifestation?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
extendingverbUS /ɪkˈstendɪŋ/
-ing form of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading What avails the love of our friends, if it be but for a few earthly days or years?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She trusted that voice, for it was speaking unto her every day, and growing each hour into deeper recognition.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(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 She trusted that voice, for it was speaking unto her every day, and growing each hour into deeper recognition.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading She trusted that voice, for it was speaking unto her every day, and growing each hour into deeper recognition.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What avails the love of our friends, if it be but for a few earthly days or years?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the love of a mother to her child, without an eternity for its manifestation?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She trusted that voice, for it was speaking unto her every day, and growing each hour into deeper recognition.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading What is the love of a mother to her child, without an eternity for its manifestation?
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading What avails the love of our friends, if it be but for a few earthly days or years?
manifestationnounUS /ˌmænəfeˈsteɪʃən/
a clear appearance
From this reading What is the love of a mother to her child, without an eternity for its manifestation?
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading What is the love of a mother to her child, without an eternity for its manifestation?
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But a voice within her, told her that one day all the darkness would become light.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What avails the love of our friends, if it be but for a few earthly days or years?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What avails the love of our friends, if it be but for a few earthly days or years?
recognitionnounUS /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading She trusted that voice, for it was speaking unto her every day, and growing each hour into deeper recognition.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
scenesnounUS /siːnz/
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She trusted that voice, for it was speaking unto her every day, and growing each hour into deeper recognition.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading She trusted that voice, for it was speaking unto her every day, and growing each hour into deeper recognition.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But a voice within her, told her that one day all the darkness would become light.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But a voice within her, told her that one day all the darkness would become light.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
trustedadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪd/
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading She trusted that voice, for it was speaking unto her every day, and growing each hour into deeper recognition.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading She trusted that voice, for it was speaking unto her every day, and growing each hour into deeper recognition.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading But a voice within her, told her that one day all the darkness would become light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
WestonnounUS /ˈwestən/
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What avails the love of our friends, if it be but for a few earthly days or years?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading Miss Weston returned to her friends, and Dawn took up the thread of her life, which was every day extending and winding into new scenes of darkness and light.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But a voice within her, told her that one day all the darkness would become light.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading What is the love of a mother to her child, without an eternity for its manifestation?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But a voice within her, told her that one day all the darkness would become light.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading What avails the love of our friends, if it be but for a few earthly days or years?
