adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I asked Marie to come, and I am waiting for her in the evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading But she did not refuse; she did not answer.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked Marie to come, and I am waiting for her in the evening.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Some people came and she went away.
beginsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did not refuse; she did not answer.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Some people came and she went away.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I asked Marie to come, and I am waiting for her in the evening.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
decisionnounUS /dɪˈsɪʒən/
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did not refuse; she did not answer.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I asked Marie to come, and I am waiting for her in the evening.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I asked Marie to come, and I am waiting for her in the evening.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
hangsnounUS /hæŋz/
plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I asked Marie to come, and I am waiting for her in the evening.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
hesitationnounUS /ˌhezəˈteɪʃən/
indecision in speech or action
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked Marie to come, and I am waiting for her in the evening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I asked Marie to come, and I am waiting for her in the evening.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
lanenounUS /leɪn/
a narrow way or road
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
leansnounUS /liːnz/
plural of “lean” — the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
MARIE
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From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she did not refuse; she did not answer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Some people came and she went away.
refuseverbUS /rəˈfjuːz/
show unwillingness towards
From this reading But she did not refuse; she did not answer.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
seatnounUS /siːt/
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
slopenounUS /sloʊp/
an elevated geological formation
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some people came and she went away.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading I asked Marie to come, and I am waiting for her in the evening.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Some people came and she went away.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I asked her--in sudden decision after so many days of hesitation--to meet me here this evening, she was silent, astonished.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading MARIE The seat leans against the gray wall, at the spot where a rose tree hangs over it, and the lane begins to slope to the river.
