Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
aged
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
ah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stand apart, so cold and hard amid the stirring hope and joy that are throbbing all around them.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading They stand apart, so cold and hard amid the stirring hope and joy that are throbbing all around them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
apart
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stand apart, so cold and hard amid the stirring hope and joy that are throbbing all around them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They stand apart, so cold and hard amid the stirring hope and joy that are throbbing all around them.
autumn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
baby-buds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
boughs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
branch
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
bright
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
bright-toned
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
brown
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
clamber
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
clustering
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
cold
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stand apart, so cold and hard amid the stirring hope and joy that are throbbing all around them.
coming
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
crocuses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
dainty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
dames
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
days
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
deep
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
dingy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
dons
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
dowdier
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
dowdiest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
dowdy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
dress
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
drooping
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
drops
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
dull
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
duller
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
dullest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
dying
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gathered glory of the dying year is all around them.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
eyes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
faded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
fields
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
flowers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
forget
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
forth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
frocks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
fruit
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
full
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
garb
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
gathered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gathered glory of the dying year is all around them.
gay
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
gladness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
glory
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gathered glory of the dying year is all around them.
gold
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
gorgeous
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
grain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
grass
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
green
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
hangs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
hard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stand apart, so cold and hard amid the stirring hope and joy that are throbbing all around them.
hills
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
hope
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stand apart, so cold and hard amid the stirring hope and joy that are throbbing all around them.
hues
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
joy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stand apart, so cold and hard amid the stirring hope and joy that are throbbing all around them.
leafy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
leaves
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
like
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
lives
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
longer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
looking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
looks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
mauve
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
meadow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
mellow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
nature
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
old
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
peeping
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
porch
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
purple
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
putting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
rainbows
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
richest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
robes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
roses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
round
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
ruddy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
seek
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
seem
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
snow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
soft
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
spring
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
stand
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stand apart, so cold and hard amid the stirring hope and joy that are throbbing all around them.
stirring
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stand apart, so cold and hard amid the stirring hope and joy that are throbbing all around them.
stretched
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
stretching
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
summer-time
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
surely
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They stand apart, so cold and hard amid the stirring hope and joy that are throbbing all around them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They stand apart, so cold and hard amid the stirring hope and joy that are throbbing all around them.
then
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
thousand
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
throbbing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stand apart, so cold and hard amid the stirring hope and joy that are throbbing all around them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
trees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
vale
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
waist-high
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
waves
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
wearing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
weather
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
white
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
winter's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
wooded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
world
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading And in the deep full summer-time, when all the rest of nature dons its richest garb of green, and the roses clamber round the porch, and the grass waves waist-high in the meadow, and the fields are gay with flowers--they seem duller and dowdier than ever then, wearing their faded winter's dress, looking so dingy and old and worn.
year
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gathered glory of the dying year is all around them.
yellow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward the coming gladness of their lives.
young
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mellow days of autumn, when the trees, like dames no longer young, seek to forget their aged looks under gorgeous bright-toned robes of gold and brown and purple, and the grain is yellow in the fields, and the ruddy fruit hangs clustering from the drooping boughs, and the wooded hills in their thousand hues stretched like leafy rainbows above the vale--ah! surely they look their dullest and dowdiest then.
