AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A late, dull autumn night was closing in upon the river Saone.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading A late, dull autumn night was closing in upon the river Saone.
banksnounUS /bæŋks/
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
Chalonsnoun
the battle in which Attila the Hun was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading A late, dull autumn night was closing in upon the river Saone.
cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
curiousadjectiveUS /ˈkjʊriəs/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
darkeningadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənɪŋ/
becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
deepenedverbUS /ˈdiːpənd/
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading On the banks of the river Saone it was wet, depressing, solitary; and the night deepened fast.
depressingadjectiveUS /dɪˈpresɪŋ/
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading On the banks of the river Saone it was wet, depressing, solitary; and the night deepened fast.
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading A late, dull autumn night was closing in upon the river Saone.
expansenounUS /ɪkˈspæns/
a wide scope
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
fastadverbUS /fæst/
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading On the banks of the river Saone it was wet, depressing, solitary; and the night deepened fast.
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading One man slowly moving on towards Chalons was the only visible figure in the landscape.
flatadjectiveUS /flæt/
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/
depressingly dark
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
heavilyadverbUS /ˈhevəli/
to a considerable degree
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A late, dull autumn night was closing in upon the river Saone.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the banks of the river Saone it was wet, depressing, solitary; and the night deepened fast.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading One man slowly moving on towards Chalons was the only visible figure in the landscape.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading A late, dull autumn night was closing in upon the river Saone.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
leanedverbUS /liːnd/
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
looking-glass
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From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading One man slowly moving on towards Chalons was the only visible figure in the landscape.
movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
in motion
From this reading One man slowly moving on towards Chalons was the only visible figure in the landscape.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A late, dull autumn night was closing in upon the river Saone.
occasionallyadverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənəli/
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the banks of the river Saone it was wet, depressing, solitary; and the night deepened fast.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One man slowly moving on towards Chalons was the only visible figure in the landscape.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading One man slowly moving on towards Chalons was the only visible figure in the landscape.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
picturesnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərz/
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
poplarnounUS /ˈpɑːplər/
soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
raggedadjectiveUS /ˈræɡəd/
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
reflectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈflektɪd/
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A late, dull autumn night was closing in upon the river Saone.
rownounUS /roʊ/
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
SaonenounUS /ˈseɪoʊn/
a river in eastern France; rises in Lorraine and flows south to become the chief tributary of the Rhone
From this reading A late, dull autumn night was closing in upon the river Saone.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading One man slowly moving on towards Chalons was the only visible figure in the landscape.
solitaryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləteri/
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading On the banks of the river Saone it was wet, depressing, solitary; and the night deepened fast.
streaknounUS /striːk/
an unbroken series of events
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
streamnounUS /striːm/
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
sulliedverbUS /ˈsʌlid/
inflected form of “sully” — place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
sunsetnounUS /ˈsʌnset/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A late, dull autumn night was closing in upon the river Saone.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading One man slowly moving on towards Chalons was the only visible figure in the landscape.
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 The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A late, dull autumn night was closing in upon the river Saone.
visibleadjectiveUS /ˈvɪzəbəl/
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading One man slowly moving on towards Chalons was the only visible figure in the landscape.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A late, dull autumn night was closing in upon the river Saone.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water.
wetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading On the banks of the river Saone it was wet, depressing, solitary; and the night deepened fast.
wrathfuladjective
vehemently incensed and condemnatory
From this reading The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak, occasionally made a little ragged by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset.
