Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
Agatha
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
almost
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
away
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
back
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
blue
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
breadth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
clods
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
cloud
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
distance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
driving
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
evident
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
facets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
faintly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
flashed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
flecked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
gleamed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
glorious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
grasses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
green
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
hand
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
Hastings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
homestead
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
hung
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
interest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
joyously
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
latter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
lines
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
loam
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
luminous
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
month
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
Mrs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
now
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
other
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
overhead
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
ploughing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
prairie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
ran
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
rustled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
scattered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
sod
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
some
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
spent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
sunlight
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
sweep
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
team
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
teams
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
torn-up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
trailed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
tussocky
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
vast
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
vaultnounUS /vɔːlt/
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
WANDERERS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WANDERERS.
warm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On the other, ploughing teams were scattered here and there across the tussocky sod, and long lines of clods that flashed where the sunlight struck their facets trailed out behind them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the one hand, a vast breadth of torn-up loam ran back across the prairie, which was now faintly flecked with green.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The great sweep of grasses that rustled joyously before a glorious warm wind, gleamed almost luminous, and overhead hung a vault of blue without a cloud in it.
Wyllard's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha had spent a month with Mrs. Hastings when the latter, who was driving over to Wyllard's homestead with her one afternoon, pulled up her team while they were still some little distance away from it, and looked about her with evident interest.
