adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What a man wants with religion in these breadless times, surpasses my comprehension.
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 Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading Well, that is good, also.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I have seen it several times, but it is always a new picture--totally new--you seem to see nothing the second time which you saw the first.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
AndesnounUS /ˈændiz/
a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
backgroundnounUS /ˈbækɡraʊnd/
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
breadless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a man wants with religion in these breadless times, surpasses my comprehension.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have seen it several times, but it is always a new picture--totally new--you seem to see nothing the second time which you saw the first.
cascadesnounUS /kæˈskeɪdz/
a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
Church'snounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃəz/
possessive form of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
clothedadjectiveUS /kloʊðd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
colornounUS /ˈkʌlər/
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
colorsnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
comprehensionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpriˈhenʃən/
an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
From this reading What a man wants with religion in these breadless times, surpasses my comprehension.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
cornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
dottedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːtəd/
having a pattern of dots
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
everlastingadjectiveUS /ˌevərˈlæstɪŋ/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I have seen it several times, but it is always a new picture--totally new--you seem to see nothing the second time which you saw the first.
flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/
a state of high honor
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Well, that is good, also.
grandlyadverbUS /ˈɡrændli/
in a grand manner
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have paid the preacher!
HeartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
icenounUS /aɪs/
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What a man wants with religion in these breadless times, surpasses my comprehension.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, that is good, also.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have seen it several times, but it is always a new picture--totally new--you seem to see nothing the second time which you saw the first.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
majesticadjectiveUS /məˈdʒestɪk/
majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What a man wants with religion in these breadless times, surpasses my comprehension.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What a man wants with religion in these breadless times, surpasses my comprehension.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I have seen it several times, but it is always a new picture--totally new--you seem to see nothing the second time which you saw the first.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have seen it several times, but it is always a new picture--totally new--you seem to see nothing the second time which you saw the first.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading You have paid the preacher!
paintingnounUS /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
Pamela
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I have seen it several times, but it is always a new picture--totally new--you seem to see nothing the second time which you saw the first.
preachernounUS /ˈpriːtʃər/
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading You have paid the preacher!
religionnounUS /rɪˈlɪdʒən/
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading What a man wants with religion in these breadless times, surpasses my comprehension.
representsverbUS /ˌreprɪˈzents/
third-person singular of “represent” — take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading I have seen it several times, but it is always a new picture--totally new--you seem to see nothing the second time which you saw the first.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I have seen it several times, but it is always a new picture--totally new--you seem to see nothing the second time which you saw the first.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have seen it several times, but it is always a new picture--totally new--you seem to see nothing the second time which you saw the first.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I have seen it several times, but it is always a new picture--totally new--you seem to see nothing the second time which you saw the first.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading I have seen it several times, but it is always a new picture--totally new--you seem to see nothing the second time which you saw the first.
shadesnounUS /ʃeɪdz/
(plural) something that reminds you of someone or something
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
shadyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdi/
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
summitnounUS /ˈsʌmət/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
surpassesverbUS /sərˈpæsɪz/
third-person singular of “surpass” — distinguish oneself
From this reading What a man wants with religion in these breadless times, surpasses my comprehension.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, that is good, also.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You have paid the preacher!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What a man wants with religion in these breadless times, surpasses my comprehension.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I have seen it several times, but it is always a new picture--totally new--you seem to see nothing the second time which you saw the first.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading What a man wants with religion in these breadless times, surpasses my comprehension.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
totallyadverbUS /ˈtoʊtəli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading I have seen it several times, but it is always a new picture--totally new--you seem to see nothing the second time which you saw the first.
tropicaladjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪkəl/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
vegetationnounUS /ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃən/
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading What a man wants with religion in these breadless times, surpasses my comprehension.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, that is good, also.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a man wants with religion in these breadless times, surpasses my comprehension.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What a man wants with religion in these breadless times, surpasses my comprehension.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading Pamela and I have just returned from a visit to the most wonderfully beautiful painting which this city has ever seen--Church's “Heart of the Andes”--which represents a lovely valley with its rich vegetation in all the bloom and glory of a tropical summer--dotted with birds and flowers of all colors and shades of color, and sunny slopes, and shady corners, and twilight groves, and cool cascades--all grandly set off with a majestic mountain in the background with its gleaming summit clothed in everlasting ice and snow!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have paid the preacher!
