adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
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 They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
ampleadjectiveUS /ˈæmpəl/
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this they both put their heads over the side of the buggy and looked down.
announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "We're coming to something now," announced the horse.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this they both put their heads over the side of the buggy and looked down.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Yes; there was land below them; and not so very far away, either.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Yes; there was land below them; and not so very far away, either.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading At this they both put their heads over the side of the buggy and looked down.
buggynounUS /ˈbʌɡi/
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading At this they both put their heads over the side of the buggy and looked down.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "We're coming to something now," announced the horse.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At this they both put their heads over the side of the buggy and looked down.
earth'snounUS /ɜːrθs/
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Yes; there was land below them; and not so very far away, either.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Yes; there was land below them; and not so very far away, either.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At this they both put their heads over the side of the buggy and looked down.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "We're coming to something now," announced the horse.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
lakesnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Yes; there was land below them; and not so very far away, either.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
lightsnounUS /laɪts/
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At this they both put their heads over the side of the buggy and looked down.
mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yes; there was land below them; and not so very far away, either.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "We're coming to something now," announced the horse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At this they both put their heads over the side of the buggy and looked down.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At this they both put their heads over the side of the buggy and looked down.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At this they both put their heads over the side of the buggy and looked down.
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading At this they both put their heads over the side of the buggy and looked down.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yes; there was land below them; and not so very far away, either.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "We're coming to something now," announced the horse.
splendidlyadverbUS /ˈsplendədli/
extremely well
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
sunsnounUS /sʌnz/
plural of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
surfacenounUS /ˈsɜːrfəs/
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We're coming to something now," announced the horse.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At this they both put their heads over the side of the buggy and looked down.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yes; there was land below them; and not so very far away, either.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yes; there was land below them; and not so very far away, either.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this they both put their heads over the side of the buggy and looked down.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this they both put their heads over the side of the buggy and looked down.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We're coming to something now," announced the horse.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
variegatedadjectiveUS /ˈverɪɡeɪtɪd/
having a variety of colors
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Yes; there was land below them; and not so very far away, either.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes; there was land below them; and not so very far away, either.
We're
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From this reading "We're coming to something now," announced the horse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But they were floating very, very slowly--so slowly that it could no longer be called a fall--and the children had ample time to take heart and look about them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They saw a landscape with mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, very like those upon the earth's surface; but all the scene was splendidly colored by the variegated lights from the six suns.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading Yes; there was land below them; and not so very far away, either.
