adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She climbed on to a grassy knoll, warm with the sun's heat, and threw herself down upon the turf.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She turned her back upon the Hall and looked steadily seawards, across the waste of sands and pasture-land to where sky and sea met.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She climbed on to a grassy knoll, warm with the sun's heat, and threw herself down upon the turf.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here at least was peace.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She turned her back upon the Hall and looked steadily seawards, across the waste of sands and pasture-land to where sky and sea met.
Bareheadedadjective
having the head uncovered
From this reading Bareheaded, Jeanne walked upon the yellow sands close to the softly breaking waves.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
bosomnounUS /ˈbʊzəm/
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
breakingnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/
the act of breaking something
From this reading Bareheaded, Jeanne walked upon the yellow sands close to the softly breaking waves.
climbedverbUS /klaɪmd/
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading She climbed on to a grassy knoll, warm with the sun's heat, and threw herself down upon the turf.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Bareheaded, Jeanne walked upon the yellow sands close to the softly breaking waves.
cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
creeksnounUS /kriːks/
plural of “creek” — a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She climbed on to a grassy knoll, warm with the sun's heat, and threw herself down upon the turf.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
grassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡræsi/
abounding in grass
From this reading She climbed on to a grassy knoll, warm with the sun's heat, and threw herself down upon the turf.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
HallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She turned her back upon the Hall and looked steadily seawards, across the waste of sands and pasture-land to where sky and sea met.
heatnounUS /hiːt/
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading She climbed on to a grassy knoll, warm with the sun's heat, and threw herself down upon the turf.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned her back upon the Hall and looked steadily seawards, across the waste of sands and pasture-land to where sky and sea met.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here at least was peace.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She climbed on to a grassy knoll, warm with the sun's heat, and threw herself down upon the turf.
InlandadjectiveUS /ˈɪnlænd/
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
Jeanne
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bareheaded, Jeanne walked upon the yellow sands close to the softly breaking waves.
knollnounUS /noʊl/
a small natural hill
From this reading She climbed on to a grassy knoll, warm with the sun's heat, and threw herself down upon the turf.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
lavenderadjectiveUS /ˈlævəndər/
of a pale purple color
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Here at least was peace.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She turned her back upon the Hall and looked steadily seawards, across the waste of sands and pasture-land to where sky and sea met.
marshesnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəz/
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading She turned her back upon the Hall and looked steadily seawards, across the waste of sands and pasture-land to where sky and sea met.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She climbed on to a grassy knoll, warm with the sun's heat, and threw herself down upon the turf.
pasture-land
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned her back upon the Hall and looked steadily seawards, across the waste of sands and pasture-land to where sky and sea met.
patchesnounUS /ˈpætʃəz/
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
peacenounUS /piːs/
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Here at least was peace.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading Bareheaded, Jeanne walked upon the yellow sands close to the softly breaking waves.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading She turned her back upon the Hall and looked steadily seawards, across the waste of sands and pasture-land to where sky and sea met.
seawardsadverb
in the direction of the sea
From this reading She turned her back upon the Hall and looked steadily seawards, across the waste of sands and pasture-land to where sky and sea met.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She climbed on to a grassy knoll, warm with the sun's heat, and threw herself down upon the turf.
sinuousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪnwəs/
curved or curving in and out
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading She turned her back upon the Hall and looked steadily seawards, across the waste of sands and pasture-land to where sky and sea met.
softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/
with low volume
From this reading Bareheaded, Jeanne walked upon the yellow sands close to the softly breaking waves.
steadilyadverbUS /ˈstedəli/
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading She turned her back upon the Hall and looked steadily seawards, across the waste of sands and pasture-land to where sky and sea met.
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
sun'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading She climbed on to a grassy knoll, warm with the sun's heat, and threw herself down upon the turf.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bareheaded, Jeanne walked upon the yellow sands close to the softly breaking waves.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading She climbed on to a grassy knoll, warm with the sun's heat, and threw herself down upon the turf.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bareheaded, Jeanne walked upon the yellow sands close to the softly breaking waves.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading She climbed on to a grassy knoll, warm with the sun's heat, and threw herself down upon the turf.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned her back upon the Hall and looked steadily seawards, across the waste of sands and pasture-land to where sky and sea met.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Bareheaded, Jeanne walked upon the yellow sands close to the softly breaking waves.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Bareheaded, Jeanne walked upon the yellow sands close to the softly breaking waves.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading She climbed on to a grassy knoll, warm with the sun's heat, and threw herself down upon the turf.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here at least was peace.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading She turned her back upon the Hall and looked steadily seawards, across the waste of sands and pasture-land to where sky and sea met.
wavesnounUS /weɪvz/
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Bareheaded, Jeanne walked upon the yellow sands close to the softly breaking waves.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She turned her back upon the Hall and looked steadily seawards, across the waste of sands and pasture-land to where sky and sea met.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inland stretched the marshes, with their patches of vivid green, their clouds of faintly blue wild lavender, their sinuous creeks stealing into the bosom of the land.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Bareheaded, Jeanne walked upon the yellow sands close to the softly breaking waves.
