adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned and saw Lisetta, with shining eyes and pink cheeks, standing at her side.
arraynounUS /ərˈeɪ/
an orderly arrangement
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She turned and saw Lisetta, with shining eyes and pink cheeks, standing at her side.
attirenounUS /əˈtaɪər/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading This was Lisetta’s Carnival attire, and very proud she was of it.
CarnivalnounUS /ˈkɑːrnəvəl/
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading This was Lisetta’s Carnival attire, and very proud she was of it.
cheeksnounUS /tʃiːks/
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading She turned and saw Lisetta, with shining eyes and pink cheeks, standing at her side.
colorsnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mae was passing down the long hall when she heard the whisper.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading She turned and saw Lisetta, with shining eyes and pink cheeks, standing at her side.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Mae was passing down the long hall when she heard the whisper.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Mae was passing down the long hall when she heard the whisper.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned and saw Lisetta, with shining eyes and pink cheeks, standing at her side.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was Lisetta’s Carnival attire, and very proud she was of it.
Lisetta
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From this reading She turned and saw Lisetta, with shining eyes and pink cheeks, standing at her side.
Lisetta's
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From this reading This was Lisetta’s Carnival attire, and very proud she was of it.
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 Mae was passing down the long hall when she heard the whisper.
Mae
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From this reading Mae was passing down the long hall when she heard the whisper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Mae was passing down the long hall when she heard the whisper.
personifiedverbUS /pərˈsɑːnəfaɪd/
inflected form of “personify” — invest with or as with a body; give body to
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
pinknounUS /pɪŋk/
a light shade of red
From this reading She turned and saw Lisetta, with shining eyes and pink cheeks, standing at her side.
plumpadjectiveUS /plʌmp/
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading This was Lisetta’s Carnival attire, and very proud she was of it.
rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading She turned and saw Lisetta, with shining eyes and pink cheeks, standing at her side.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mae was passing down the long hall when she heard the whisper.
shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading She turned and saw Lisetta, with shining eyes and pink cheeks, standing at her side.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She turned and saw Lisetta, with shining eyes and pink cheeks, standing at her side.
Signorinanoun
an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to “Miss”, it is either used alone or before a name
From this reading “Signorina.”
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading She turned and saw Lisetta, with shining eyes and pink cheeks, standing at her side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mae was passing down the long hall when she heard the whisper.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Lisetta’s Carnival attire, and very proud she was of it.
transformedadjectiveUS /trænˈsfɔːrmd/
given a completely different form or appearance
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned and saw Lisetta, with shining eyes and pink cheeks, standing at her side.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading This was Lisetta’s Carnival attire, and very proud she was of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mae was passing down the long hall when she heard the whisper.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her pretty plump shoulders were only half covered, and the array of colors about her transformed her into a sort of personified rainbow.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mae was passing down the long hall when she heard the whisper.
whispernounUS /ˈwɪspər/
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Mae was passing down the long hall when she heard the whisper.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She turned and saw Lisetta, with shining eyes and pink cheeks, standing at her side.
