adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
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 Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Is it because we are in high latitudes that the river and the country look so high?
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Is it because we are in high latitudes that the river and the country look so high?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
back-yard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Is it because we are in high latitudes that the river and the country look so high?
continentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading I could fancy that we are on a plateau, overlooking a continent.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could fancy that we are on a plateau, overlooking a continent.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Is it because we are in high latitudes that the river and the country look so high?
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
DownadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything is fresh, new, novel.
expandsverbUS /ɪkˈspændz/
third-person singular of “expand” — extend in one or more directions
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
fancynounUS /ˈfænsi/
something many people believe that is false
From this reading I could fancy that we are on a plateau, overlooking a continent.
freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Everything is fresh, new, novel.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
hay-fields
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Is it because we are in high latitudes that the river and the country look so high?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could fancy that we are on a plateau, overlooking a continent.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything is fresh, new, novel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it because we are in high latitudes that the river and the country look so high?
latitudesnounUS /ˈlætətuːdz/
plural of “latitude” — the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading Is it because we are in high latitudes that the river and the country look so high?
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Is it because we are in high latitudes that the river and the country look so high?
mapsnounUS /mæps/
plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Everything is fresh, new, novel.
novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Everything is fresh, new, novel.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
oceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
orchardsnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərdz/
plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
overlookingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading I could fancy that we are on a plateau, overlooking a continent.
plateaunounUS /plæˈtoʊ/
a relatively flat highland
From this reading I could fancy that we are on a plateau, overlooking a continent.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Is it because we are in high latitudes that the river and the country look so high?
sailverbUS /seɪl/
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
sidesnounUS /saɪdz/
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Is it because we are in high latitudes that the river and the country look so high?
St
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it because we are in high latitudes that the river and the country look so high?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Now the water expands on all sides like an ocean meeting the sky, and now we are sailing through hay-fields and country orchards, as if the St. Lawrence had taken a turn into our back-yard.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Down the St. Lawrence in a steamer, up the St. Lawrence on the maps, we sail through another day full of eager interest.
