adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
archnounUS /ɑːrtʃ/
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
bracketnounUS /ˈbrækɪt/
a category falling within certain defined limits
From this reading A bracket was fastened to the sill, and on this bracket stood the lamp that Miss Vesta was trimming.
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
FANCIESnounUS /ˈfænsiz/
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
fastenedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsənd/
firmly closed or secured
From this reading A bracket was fastened to the sill, and on this bracket stood the lamp that Miss Vesta was trimming.
GARDENnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
lampnounUS /læmp/
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
meantverbUS /ment/
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
sillnounUS /sɪl/
structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
From this reading A bracket was fastened to the sill, and on this bracket stood the lamp that Miss Vesta was trimming.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That meant, in this early summer season, that it was after seven o'clock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A bracket was fastened to the sill, and on this bracket stood the lamp that Miss Vesta was trimming.
trimmingnounUS /ˈtrɪmɪŋ/
the act of adding decoration
From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
upperadjectiveUS /ˈʌpər/
the topmost one of two
From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
VestanounUS /ˈvestə/
(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GARDEN FANCIES Miss Vesta was trimming her lamp.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The little lady stood at the window in the upper hall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a broad window, with a low round arch, looking out on the garden and the sea beyond it.
