AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FADING PICTURE We move slowly out of the wide green bay.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
baynounUS /beɪ/
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading A FADING PICTURE We move slowly out of the wide green bay.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
capesnounUS /keɪps/
plural of “cape” — a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading The wooded mountains, the flowery capes disappear.
charminglyadverbUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋli/
in a charming manner
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
colorlessadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərləs/
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The country of round umbrellas with a thousand ribs fades gradually from our sight.
disappearverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The wooded mountains, the flowery capes disappear.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The groups of women grow smaller in the distance.
fadesnounUS /feɪdz/
plural of “fade” — a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
From this reading The country of round umbrellas with a thousand ribs fades gradually from our sight.
FADINGnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading A FADING PICTURE We move slowly out of the wide green bay.
faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
floweryadjectiveUS /ˈflaʊəri/
of or relating to or suggestive of flowers
From this reading The wooded mountains, the flowery capes disappear.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The country of round umbrellas with a thousand ribs fades gradually from our sight.
graduallyadverbUS /ˈɡrædʒuːəli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading The country of round umbrellas with a thousand ribs fades gradually from our sight.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading A FADING PICTURE We move slowly out of the wide green bay.
groupsnounUS /ɡruːps/
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading The groups of women grow smaller in the distance.
growverbUS /ɡroʊ/
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The groups of women grow smaller in the distance.
immenseadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmens/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The groups of women grow smaller in the distance.
ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
islandsnounUS /ˈaɪləndz/
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
JapannounUS /dʒəˈpæn/
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The wooded mountains, the flowery capes disappear.
moveverbUS /muːv/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A FADING PICTURE We move slowly out of the wide green bay.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
oceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FADING PICTURE We move slowly out of the wide green bay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
opensnounUS /ˈoʊpənz/
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The country of round umbrellas with a thousand ribs fades gradually from our sight.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A FADING PICTURE We move slowly out of the wide green bay.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
PICTUREnounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading A FADING PICTURE We move slowly out of the wide green bay.
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
remainsnounUS /rɪˈmeɪnz/
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
ribsnounUS /rɪbz/
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading The country of round umbrellas with a thousand ribs fades gradually from our sight.
rocksnounUS /rɑːks/
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The country of round umbrellas with a thousand ribs fades gradually from our sight.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The country of round umbrellas with a thousand ribs fades gradually from our sight.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading A FADING PICTURE We move slowly out of the wide green bay.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
smalleradjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːlər/
small or little relative to something else
From this reading The groups of women grow smaller in the distance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
solemnadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləm/
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
solitaryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləteri/
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
studiedadjectiveUS /ˈstʌdid/
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
tastefullyadverbUS /ˈteɪstfəli/
with taste; in a tasteful manner
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FADING PICTURE We move slowly out of the wide green bay.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The country of round umbrellas with a thousand ribs fades gradually from our sight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
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 And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
umbrellasnounUS /əmˈbreləz/
plural of “umbrella” — a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading The country of round umbrellas with a thousand ribs fades gradually from our sight.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Now the vast ocean opens before us, immense, colorless, solitary; a solemn repose after so much that is too ingenious and too small.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A FADING PICTURE We move slowly out of the wide green bay.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And Japan remains faithful to itself, with its picturesque rocks, its quaint islands on which the trees tastefully arrange themselves in groups--studied, perhaps, but charmingly pretty.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading A FADING PICTURE We move slowly out of the wide green bay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The country of round umbrellas with a thousand ribs fades gradually from our sight.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The groups of women grow smaller in the distance.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading The wooded mountains, the flowery capes disappear.
