airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she raised her head, looking round as if to seek the cause of that which made her suffer.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And she raised her head, looking round as if to seek the cause of that which made her suffer.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In fact, the little girl was just then rolling on the lawn in the midst of the grass that was being turned.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
burnedadjectiveUS /bɜːrnd/
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what then, made her so unhappy?
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
catastrophenounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading What was the extraordinary catastrophe that had transformed her?
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading And she raised her head, looking round as if to seek the cause of that which made her suffer.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
chinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
dancingnounUS /ˈdænsɪŋ/
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
extraordinaryadjectiveUS /ˌekstrəˈɔːrdəneri/
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading What was the extraordinary catastrophe that had transformed her?
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, the little girl was just then rolling on the lawn in the midst of the grass that was being turned.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading In fact, the little girl was just then rolling on the lawn in the midst of the grass that was being turned.
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading In fact, the little girl was just then rolling on the lawn in the midst of the grass that was being turned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What was the extraordinary catastrophe that had transformed her?
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 she raised her head, looking round as if to seek the cause of that which made her suffer.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But what then, made her so unhappy?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And she raised her head, looking round as if to seek the cause of that which made her suffer.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, the little girl was just then rolling on the lawn in the midst of the grass that was being turned.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading In fact, the little girl was just then rolling on the lawn in the midst of the grass that was being turned.
laughternounUS /ˈlæftər/
the sound of laughing
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading In fact, the little girl was just then rolling on the lawn in the midst of the grass that was being turned.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In fact, the little girl was just then rolling on the lawn in the midst of the grass that was being turned.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And she raised her head, looking round as if to seek the cause of that which made her suffer.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But what then, made her so unhappy?
midstnounUS /mɪdst/
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading In fact, the little girl was just then rolling on the lawn in the midst of the grass that was being turned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And she raised her head, looking round as if to seek the cause of that which made her suffer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading And she raised her head, looking round as if to seek the cause of that which made her suffer.
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
rollingadjectiveUS /ˈroʊlɪŋ/
uttered with a trill
From this reading In fact, the little girl was just then rolling on the lawn in the midst of the grass that was being turned.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading And she raised her head, looking round as if to seek the cause of that which made her suffer.
seekverbUS /siːk/
try to get or reach
From this reading And she raised her head, looking round as if to seek the cause of that which made her suffer.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she raised her head, looking round as if to seek the cause of that which made her suffer.
shoutingnounUS /ˈʃaʊtɪŋ/
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
slippersnounUS /ˈslɪpərz/
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But what then, made her so unhappy?
softnessnounUS /ˈsɔːftnəs/
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
sufferverbUS /ˈsʌfər/
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading And she raised her head, looking round as if to seek the cause of that which made her suffer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What was the extraordinary catastrophe that had transformed her?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What was the extraordinary catastrophe that had transformed her?
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But what then, made her so unhappy?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she raised her head, looking round as if to seek the cause of that which made her suffer.
transformedadjectiveUS /trænˈsfɔːrmd/
given a completely different form or appearance
From this reading What was the extraordinary catastrophe that had transformed her?
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading In fact, the little girl was just then rolling on the lawn in the midst of the grass that was being turned.
unhappyadjectiveUS /ənˈhæpi/
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading But what then, made her so unhappy?
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was the extraordinary catastrophe that had transformed her?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what then, made her so unhappy?
whatnotnounUS /ˈwʌtnɑːt/
miscellaneous curios
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And she raised her head, looking round as if to seek the cause of that which made her suffer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An April ray was dancing on the china of the whatnot; the fire burned; beneath her slippers she felt the softness of the carpet; the day was bright, the air warm, and she heard her child shouting with laughter.
