adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hope and Uncle Eb and I went away in a coach with Mrs Fuller.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hope and Uncle Eb and I went away in a coach with Mrs Fuller.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
archesnounUS /ˈɑːrtʃəz/
plural of “arch” — a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading First Henry Cooper came on with his violin--a great master as I now remember him.
ascendedverbUS /əˈsendɪd/
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading Then Hope ascended to the platform, her dainty kid slippers showing under her gown, and the odious Livingstone escorting her.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Hope and Uncle Eb and I went away in a coach with Mrs Fuller.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
breastnounUS /brest/
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading First Henry Cooper came on with his violin--a great master as I now remember him.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
coachverbUS /koʊtʃ/
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading Hope and Uncle Eb and I went away in a coach with Mrs Fuller.
CoopernounUS /ˈkuːpər/
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading First Henry Cooper came on with his violin--a great master as I now remember him.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
crescentnounUS /ˈkresənt/
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
crowdverbUS /kraʊd/
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
curvesnounUS /kɜːrvz/
plural of “curve” — the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading Then Hope ascended to the platform, her dainty kid slippers showing under her gown, and the odious Livingstone escorting her.
diamondsnounUS /ˈdaɪməndz/
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
EbnounUS /eb/
a unit of information equal to 1000 petabits or 10^18 bits
From this reading Hope and Uncle Eb and I went away in a coach with Mrs Fuller.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
escortingverbUS /ˈeskɔːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading Then Hope ascended to the platform, her dainty kid slippers showing under her gown, and the odious Livingstone escorting her.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First Henry Cooper came on with his violin--a great master as I now remember him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
FullernounUS /ˈfʊlər/
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading Hope and Uncle Eb and I went away in a coach with Mrs Fuller.
giftnounUS /ɡɪft/
something acquired without compensation
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
giftsnounUS /ɡɪfts/
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
gownnounUS /ɡaʊn/
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading Then Hope ascended to the platform, her dainty kid slippers showing under her gown, and the odious Livingstone escorting her.
gownedadjective
wearing a gown
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading First Henry Cooper came on with his violin--a great master as I now remember him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First Henry Cooper came on with his violin--a great master as I now remember him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading First Henry Cooper came on with his violin--a great master as I now remember him.
HopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Hope and Uncle Eb and I went away in a coach with Mrs Fuller.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hope and Uncle Eb and I went away in a coach with Mrs Fuller.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hope and Uncle Eb and I went away in a coach with Mrs Fuller.
interioradjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɪriər/
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
kidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading Then Hope ascended to the platform, her dainty kid slippers showing under her gown, and the odious Livingstone escorting her.
LivingstonenounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋstoʊn/
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
From this reading Then Hope ascended to the platform, her dainty kid slippers showing under her gown, and the odious Livingstone escorting her.
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading First Henry Cooper came on with his violin--a great master as I now remember him.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Hope and Uncle Eb and I went away in a coach with Mrs Fuller.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading First Henry Cooper came on with his violin--a great master as I now remember him.
odiousadjectiveUS /ˈoʊdiəs/
unequivocally detestable
From this reading Then Hope ascended to the platform, her dainty kid slippers showing under her gown, and the odious Livingstone escorting her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading First Henry Cooper came on with his violin--a great master as I now remember him.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
platformnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrm/
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Then Hope ascended to the platform, her dainty kid slippers showing under her gown, and the odious Livingstone escorting her.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading First Henry Cooper came on with his violin--a great master as I now remember him.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
showingnounUS /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Then Hope ascended to the platform, her dainty kid slippers showing under her gown, and the odious Livingstone escorting her.
silknounUS /sɪlk/
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
slippersnounUS /ˈslɪpərz/
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading Then Hope ascended to the platform, her dainty kid slippers showing under her gown, and the odious Livingstone escorting her.
snowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Hope ascended to the platform, her dainty kid slippers showing under her gown, and the odious Livingstone escorting her.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Hope ascended to the platform, her dainty kid slippers showing under her gown, and the odious Livingstone escorting her.
unadornedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈdɔːrnd/
not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Hope and Uncle Eb and I went away in a coach with Mrs Fuller.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Then Hope ascended to the platform, her dainty kid slippers showing under her gown, and the odious Livingstone escorting her.
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
violinnounUS /vaɪəˈlɪn/
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading First Henry Cooper came on with his violin--a great master as I now remember him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a great crowd in the church that covered, with sweeping arches, an interior more vast than any I had ever entered.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Hope and Uncle Eb and I went away in a coach with Mrs Fuller.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
whitenessnounUS /ˈwaɪtnəs/
the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
From this reading Hope was gowned in white silk, a crescent of diamonds in her hair--a birthday gift from Mrs Fuller; her neck and a part of her full breast unadorned by anything save the gifts of God--their snowy whiteness, their lovely curves.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hope and Uncle Eb and I went away in a coach with Mrs Fuller.
