aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She wished to be left alone with her thoughts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She lay reclining at full length on her silver-embroidered silken cushions.
backgroundnounUS /ˈbækɡraʊnd/
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She wished to be left alone with her thoughts.
clarinets
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From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
cushionsnounUS /ˈkʊʃənz/
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading She lay reclining at full length on her silver-embroidered silken cushions.
cymbalsnounUS /ˈsɪmbəlz/
plural of “cymbal” — a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
femaleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːmeɪl/
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She lay reclining at full length on her silver-embroidered silken cushions.
garden-kiosk
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From this reading She was reposing in her garden-kiosk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
harmonynounUS /ˈhɑːrməni/
compatibility in opinion and action
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was reposing in her garden-kiosk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was reposing in her garden-kiosk.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay reclining at full length on her silver-embroidered silken cushions.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She wished to be left alone with her thoughts.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading She lay reclining at full length on her silver-embroidered silken cushions.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
NEFYSSEH
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From this reading SITTA NEFYSSEH.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She lay reclining at full length on her silver-embroidered silken cushions.
orderedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrdərd/
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
rearnounUS /rɪr/
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
recliningnounUS /rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
From this reading She lay reclining at full length on her silver-embroidered silken cushions.
reposing
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From this reading She was reposing in her garden-kiosk.
rose-bushes
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From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was reposing in her garden-kiosk.
silkenadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlkən/
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading She lay reclining at full length on her silver-embroidered silken cushions.
silver-embroidered
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From this reading She lay reclining at full length on her silver-embroidered silken cushions.
SITTAnoun
type genus of the Sittidae
From this reading SITTA NEFYSSEH.
slavesnounUS /sleɪvz/
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She wished to be left alone with her thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was reposing in her garden-kiosk.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading She wished to be left alone with her thoughts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had ordered her female slaves to place themselves in the rear of some rose-bushes in the background, and make sweet harmony with their cymbals and clarinets.
