adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And Li Po, big, fat, with sad eyes and a twisted mouth, uncomfortable as be damned.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Li Po, big, fat, with sad eyes and a twisted mouth, uncomfortable as be damned.
apple-trees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And on the banks of the green lake the kingfisher tunneled his wee house, and the wind shook the blossoms of the apple-trees.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
banksnounUS /bæŋks/
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading And on the banks of the green lake the kingfisher tunneled his wee house, and the wind shook the blossoms of the apple-trees.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And Li Po, big, fat, with sad eyes and a twisted mouth, uncomfortable as be damned.
beesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading And the bees droned.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And Li Po, big, fat, with sad eyes and a twisted mouth, uncomfortable as be damned.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The sun shone in the garden, the butterflies, the red and black and golden butterflies, flitted from blossom to blossom.
blossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading The sun shone in the garden, the butterflies, the red and black and golden butterflies, flitted from blossom to blossom.
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading And on the banks of the green lake the kingfisher tunneled his wee house, and the wind shook the blossoms of the apple-trees.
butterfliesnounUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪz/
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading The sun shone in the garden, the butterflies, the red and black and golden butterflies, flitted from blossom to blossom.
costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
damnedadjectiveUS /dæmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading And Li Po, big, fat, with sad eyes and a twisted mouth, uncomfortable as be damned.
dronedverbUS /droʊnd/
past form of “drone” — make a monotonous low dull sound
From this reading And the bees droned.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading And Li Po, big, fat, with sad eyes and a twisted mouth, uncomfortable as be damned.
fatadjectiveUS /fæt/
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading And Li Po, big, fat, with sad eyes and a twisted mouth, uncomfortable as be damned.
flitted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun shone in the garden, the butterflies, the red and black and golden butterflies, flitted from blossom to blossom.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun shone in the garden, the butterflies, the red and black and golden butterflies, flitted from blossom to blossom.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The sun shone in the garden, the butterflies, the red and black and golden butterflies, flitted from blossom to blossom.
goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The sun shone in the garden, the butterflies, the red and black and golden butterflies, flitted from blossom to blossom.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And on the banks of the green lake the kingfisher tunneled his wee house, and the wind shook the blossoms of the apple-trees.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And on the banks of the green lake the kingfisher tunneled his wee house, and the wind shook the blossoms of the apple-trees.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
kingfishernounUS /ˈkɪŋfɪʃər/
nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
From this reading And on the banks of the green lake the kingfisher tunneled his wee house, and the wind shook the blossoms of the apple-trees.
lakenounUS /leɪk/
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading And on the banks of the green lake the kingfisher tunneled his wee house, and the wind shook the blossoms of the apple-trees.
LinounUS /liː/
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading And Li Po, big, fat, with sad eyes and a twisted mouth, uncomfortable as be damned.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And on the banks of the green lake the kingfisher tunneled his wee house, and the wind shook the blossoms of the apple-trees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on the banks of the green lake the kingfisher tunneled his wee house, and the wind shook the blossoms of the apple-trees.
PonounUS /poʊ/
a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
poetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The sun shone in the garden, the butterflies, the red and black and golden butterflies, flitted from blossom to blossom.
sadadjectiveUS /sæd/
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading And Li Po, big, fat, with sad eyes and a twisted mouth, uncomfortable as be damned.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
shoneverbUS /ʃoʊn/
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The sun shone in the garden, the butterflies, the red and black and golden butterflies, flitted from blossom to blossom.
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading And on the banks of the green lake the kingfisher tunneled his wee house, and the wind shook the blossoms of the apple-trees.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun shone in the garden, the butterflies, the red and black and golden butterflies, flitted from blossom to blossom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun shone in the garden, the butterflies, the red and black and golden butterflies, flitted from blossom to blossom.
tunneled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And on the banks of the green lake the kingfisher tunneled his wee house, and the wind shook the blossoms of the apple-trees.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading And Li Po, big, fat, with sad eyes and a twisted mouth, uncomfortable as be damned.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading And Li Po, big, fat, with sad eyes and a twisted mouth, uncomfortable as be damned.
weeadjectiveUS /wiː/
(used informally) very small
From this reading And on the banks of the green lake the kingfisher tunneled his wee house, and the wind shook the blossoms of the apple-trees.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading And on the banks of the green lake the kingfisher tunneled his wee house, and the wind shook the blossoms of the apple-trees.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Li Po, big, fat, with sad eyes and a twisted mouth, uncomfortable as be damned.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would have you now see her as I see her, standing before Li Po, the great poet, in her green costume.
