adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air as of an ice-house met me crossing the threshold.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The air as of an ice-house met me crossing the threshold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The air as of an ice-house met me crossing the threshold.
BeatricenounUS /ˈbiːətrəs/
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The door fell-to behind us.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
countenancenounUS /ˈkaʊntənəns/
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
crossingnounUS /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/
traveling across
From this reading The air as of an ice-house met me crossing the threshold.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door fell-to behind us.
eternaladjectiveUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəl/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Life itself, life eternal, immortal, streamed from it, an unbroken lightning.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
fell-to
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From this reading The door fell-to behind us.
flashverbUS /flæʃ/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Life itself, life eternal, immortal, streamed from it, an unbroken lightning.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
ice-house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air as of an ice-house met me crossing the threshold.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading Life itself, life eternal, immortal, streamed from it, an unbroken lightning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Life itself, life eternal, immortal, streamed from it, an unbroken lightning.
LifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life itself, life eternal, immortal, streamed from it, an unbroken lightning.
lightningnounUS /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Life itself, life eternal, immortal, streamed from it, an unbroken lightning.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
loveliness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The air as of an ice-house met me crossing the threshold.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The air as of an ice-house met me crossing the threshold.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air as of an ice-house met me crossing the threshold.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
redeemedadjectiveUS /rɪˈdiːmd/
saved from the bondage of sin
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
sextonnounUS /ˈsekstən/
United States poet (1928-1974)
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
splendour
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
streamedverbUS /striːmd/
past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
From this reading Life itself, life eternal, immortal, streamed from it, an unbroken lightning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The air as of an ice-house met me crossing the threshold.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading The air as of an ice-house met me crossing the threshold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
unbrokenadjectiveUS /ənˈbroʊkən/
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading Life itself, life eternal, immortal, streamed from it, an unbroken lightning.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The door fell-to behind us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The sexton said something to his wife that made her turn toward us.--What a change had passed upon her!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was as if the splendour of her eyes had grown too much for them to hold, and, sinking into her countenance, made it flash with a loveliness like that of Beatrice in the white rose of the redeemed.
