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From this reading COLOGNE, _May_ 28_th_, 1782.
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From this reading COLOGNE, _May_ 28_th_, 1782.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Last Wednesday we were benighted on a dismal plain, apparently boundless.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The moon cast a sickly gleam, and now and then a blue meteor glided along the morass which lay before us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
apparentlyadverbUS /əˈperəntli/
from appearances alone
From this reading Last Wednesday we were benighted on a dismal plain, apparently boundless.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The moon cast a sickly gleam, and now and then a blue meteor glided along the morass which lay before us.
benightedadjectiveUS /bɪˈnaɪtɪd/
overtaken by night or darkness
From this reading Last Wednesday we were benighted on a dismal plain, apparently boundless.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The moon cast a sickly gleam, and now and then a blue meteor glided along the morass which lay before us.
boundlessadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndləs/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading Last Wednesday we were benighted on a dismal plain, apparently boundless.
butterfliesnounUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪz/
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading The moon cast a sickly gleam, and now and then a blue meteor glided along the morass which lay before us.
cloudedadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdɪd/
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading We have had clouded skies this fortnight past, and roads like the Slough of Despond.
COLOGNEnounUS /kəˈloʊn/
a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
From this reading COLOGNE, _May_ 28_th_, 1782.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
Despondverb
lose confidence or hope; become dejected
From this reading We have had clouded skies this fortnight past, and roads like the Slough of Despond.
dismaladjectiveUS /ˈdɪzməl/
causing dejection
From this reading Last Wednesday we were benighted on a dismal plain, apparently boundless.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
expandverbUS /ɪkˈspænd/
extend in one or more directions
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading We have had clouded skies this fortnight past, and roads like the Slough of Despond.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading The moon cast a sickly gleam, and now and then a blue meteor glided along the morass which lay before us.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading The moon cast a sickly gleam, and now and then a blue meteor glided along the morass which lay before us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have had clouded skies this fortnight past, and roads like the Slough of Despond.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
LastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Last Wednesday we were benighted on a dismal plain, apparently boundless.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The moon cast a sickly gleam, and now and then a blue meteor glided along the morass which lay before us.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We have had clouded skies this fortnight past, and roads like the Slough of Despond.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading COLOGNE, _May_ 28_th_, 1782.
meteornounUS /ˈmiːtiər/
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
From this reading The moon cast a sickly gleam, and now and then a blue meteor glided along the morass which lay before us.
moonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon cast a sickly gleam, and now and then a blue meteor glided along the morass which lay before us.
morassnounUS /mərˈæs/
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading The moon cast a sickly gleam, and now and then a blue meteor glided along the morass which lay before us.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The moon cast a sickly gleam, and now and then a blue meteor glided along the morass which lay before us.
oaknounUS /oʊk/
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Last Wednesday we were benighted on a dismal plain, apparently boundless.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading We have had clouded skies this fortnight past, and roads like the Slough of Despond.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Last Wednesday we were benighted on a dismal plain, apparently boundless.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading We have had clouded skies this fortnight past, and roads like the Slough of Despond.
rosesnounUS /ˈroʊzɪz/
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading The moon cast a sickly gleam, and now and then a blue meteor glided along the morass which lay before us.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading We have had clouded skies this fortnight past, and roads like the Slough of Despond.
SloughnounUS /slʌf/
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
From this reading We have had clouded skies this fortnight past, and roads like the Slough of Despond.
spiritsnounUS /ˈspɪrɪts/
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
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 This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
thnounUS /ˈtiːˈeɪtʃ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading COLOGNE, _May_ 28_th_, 1782.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The moon cast a sickly gleam, and now and then a blue meteor glided along the morass which lay before us.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The moon cast a sickly gleam, and now and then a blue meteor glided along the morass which lay before us.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have had clouded skies this fortnight past, and roads like the Slough of Despond.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Last Wednesday we were benighted on a dismal plain, apparently boundless.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Last Wednesday we were benighted on a dismal plain, apparently boundless.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The moon cast a sickly gleam, and now and then a blue meteor glided along the morass which lay before us.
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is the first day of summer; the oak leaves expand, the roses blow, butterflies are about, and I have spirits enough to write to you.
