adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now suppose I tried what the very cold countries are like!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
bentnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
brassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps it was the making herself so cold that did it, but she found herself in the midst of snow, snow, snow!
CathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Now suppose I tried what the very cold countries are like!"
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "Now suppose I tried what the very cold countries are like!"
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Perhaps it was the making herself so cold that did it, but she found herself in the midst of snow, snow, snow!
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
eastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Perhaps it was the making herself so cold that did it, but she found herself in the midst of snow, snow, snow!
globenounUS /ɡloʊb/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
gloriousadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
GREENLANDnounUS /ˈɡriːnlənd/
the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark
From this reading GREENLAND.
hangingnounUS /ˈhæŋɪŋ/
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Perhaps it was the making herself so cold that did it, but she found herself in the midst of snow, snow, snow!
hollowsnounUS /ˈhɑːloʊz/
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now suppose I tried what the very cold countries are like!"
icebergsnounUS /ˈaɪsbərɡz/
plural of “iceberg” — a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps it was the making herself so cold that did it, but she found herself in the midst of snow, snow, snow!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
jaggedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒæɡəd/
having a sharply uneven surface or outline
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
jewelsnounUS /ˈdʒuːəlz/
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Now suppose I tried what the very cold countries are like!"
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 And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Perhaps it was the making herself so cold that did it, but she found herself in the midst of snow, snow, snow!
meridiannounUS /mərˈɪdiən/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
midstnounUS /mɪdst/
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading Perhaps it was the making herself so cold that did it, but she found herself in the midst of snow, snow, snow!
monstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/
abnormally large
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now suppose I tried what the very cold countries are like!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it was the making herself so cold that did it, but she found herself in the midst of snow, snow, snow!
pinnacled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Perhaps it was the making herself so cold that did it, but she found herself in the midst of snow, snow, snow!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps it was the making herself so cold that did it, but she found herself in the midst of snow, snow, snow!
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading "Now suppose I tried what the very cold countries are like!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps it was the making herself so cold that did it, but she found herself in the midst of snow, snow, snow!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now suppose I tried what the very cold countries are like!"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "Now suppose I tried what the very cold countries are like!"
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "Now suppose I tried what the very cold countries are like!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now suppose I tried what the very cold countries are like!"
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading All was snow except the sea, and that was a deep green, and in it were monstrous, floating white things, pinnacled all over like a Cathedral, and as big, and with hollows in them of glorious deep blue and green, like jewels; Lucy knew they were icebergs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Lucy bent over the globe till she was nearly ready to cut her head off with the brass meridian, as she looked at the long, jagged tongue, with no particular top to it, hanging down on the east side of America.
