adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here and there a house had decked itself with colours of loyalty; otherwise the Lane was as quiet as usual.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
bywaynounUS /ˈbaɪweɪ/
a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
From this reading Champion Hill is a gravel byway, overhung with trees; large houses and spacious gardens on either hand.
celebrationnounUS /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən/
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
ChampionnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading Morgan walked up Grove Lane to Champion Hill.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading Here and there a house had decked itself with colours of loyalty; otherwise the Lane was as quiet as usual.
deckedverbUS /dekt/
past form of “deck” — be beautiful to look at
From this reading Here and there a house had decked itself with colours of loyalty; otherwise the Lane was as quiet as usual.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Champion Hill is a gravel byway, overhung with trees; large houses and spacious gardens on either hand.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
gardensnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənz/
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Champion Hill is a gravel byway, overhung with trees; large houses and spacious gardens on either hand.
gravelnounUS /ˈɡrævəl/
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading Champion Hill is a gravel byway, overhung with trees; large houses and spacious gardens on either hand.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
GrovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Morgan walked up Grove Lane to Champion Hill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here and there a house had decked itself with colours of loyalty; otherwise the Lane was as quiet as usual.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Champion Hill is a gravel byway, overhung with trees; large houses and spacious gardens on either hand.
heatnounUS /hiːt/
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Here the heat of the sun was tempered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there a house had decked itself with colours of loyalty; otherwise the Lane was as quiet as usual.
highwaysnounUS /ˈhaɪweɪz/
plural of “highway” — a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
HillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Morgan walked up Grove Lane to Champion Hill.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Here and there a house had decked itself with colours of loyalty; otherwise the Lane was as quiet as usual.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Champion Hill is a gravel byway, overhung with trees; large houses and spacious gardens on either hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Champion Hill is a gravel byway, overhung with trees; large houses and spacious gardens on either hand.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Here and there a house had decked itself with colours of loyalty; otherwise the Lane was as quiet as usual.
JubileenounUS /ˈdʒuːbəliː/
a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
LanenounUS /leɪn/
a narrow way or road
From this reading Morgan walked up Grove Lane to Champion Hill.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Champion Hill is a gravel byway, overhung with trees; large houses and spacious gardens on either hand.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
loyaltynounUS /ˈlɔɪəlti/
the quality of being loyal
From this reading Here and there a house had decked itself with colours of loyalty; otherwise the Lane was as quiet as usual.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading Morgan walked up Grove Lane to Champion Hill.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
otherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/
in other respects or ways
From this reading Here and there a house had decked itself with colours of loyalty; otherwise the Lane was as quiet as usual.
overhungverbUS /oʊvərˈhʌŋ/
inflected form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading Champion Hill is a gravel byway, overhung with trees; large houses and spacious gardens on either hand.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Here and there a house had decked itself with colours of loyalty; otherwise the Lane was as quiet as usual.
reeked
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From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
roaredverbUS /rɔːrd/
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading Champion Hill is a gravel byway, overhung with trees; large houses and spacious gardens on either hand.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Here the heat of the sun was tempered.
temperedadjectiveUS /ˈtempərd/
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
From this reading Here the heat of the sun was tempered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here and there a house had decked itself with colours of loyalty; otherwise the Lane was as quiet as usual.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Morgan walked up Grove Lane to Champion Hill.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Champion Hill is a gravel byway, overhung with trees; large houses and spacious gardens on either hand.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Morgan walked up Grove Lane to Champion Hill.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Here and there a house had decked itself with colours of loyalty; otherwise the Lane was as quiet as usual.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Morgan walked up Grove Lane to Champion Hill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here and there a house had decked itself with colours of loyalty; otherwise the Lane was as quiet as usual.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On Tuesday afternoon, when, beneath a cloudless sky, the great London highways reeked and roared in celebration of Jubilee, Nancy and her friend Miss.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here and there a house had decked itself with colours of loyalty; otherwise the Lane was as quiet as usual.
