AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
AbodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading The Author makes the Reader acquainted with his Abode.
acquaintedadjectiveUS /əˈkweɪntɪd/
having fair knowledge of
From this reading The Author makes the Reader acquainted with his Abode.
AdamnounUS /ˈædəm/
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
affordingverbUS /əˈfɔːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
ApplenounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
ArtistnounUS /ˈɑːrtəst/
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The Author makes the Reader acquainted with his Abode.
avenuenounUS /ˈævənuː/
a line of approach
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
BanquetnounUS /ˈbæŋkwət/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
BeautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
beheldverbUS /biˈheld/
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
BirdnounUS /bɜːrd/
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
BirthmarknounUS /ˈbɜːrθmɑːrk/
a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
black-ash
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From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
BosomnounUS /ˈbʊzəm/
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
breadthnounUS /bredθ/
the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
BrownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
BudsnounUS /bʌdz/
plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
BullfrognounUS /ˈbʊlfrɔːɡ/
largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
BurialnounUS /ˈberiəl/
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
burying-ground
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From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
CelestialadjectiveUS /səˈlestʃəl/
of or relating to the sky
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
ChristmasnounUS /ˈkrɪsməs/
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
clergymannounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒimən/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
CollectionnounUS /kəˈlekʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
CorrespondencenounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
DaughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
DealernounUS /ˈdiːlər/
someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
Drowne's
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From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
du
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From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
Earth'snounUS /ɜːrθs/
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
EgotismnounUS /ˈiːɡətɪzəm/
an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
epochnounUS /ˈepək/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
EvenounUS /iːv/
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
FantasynounUS /ˈfæntəsi/
imagination unrestricted by reality
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
Feathertopnoun
northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
FireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
gate-posts
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From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
gatewaynounUS /ˈɡeɪtweɪ/
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
GoodmannounUS /ˈɡʊdmən/
United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
HallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
hingesnounUS /ˈhɪndʒɪz/
plural of “hinge” — a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Author makes the Reader acquainted with his Abode.
HolocaustnounUS /ˈhɑːləkɔːst/
an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire)
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
ImagenounUS /ˈɪmədʒ/
an iconic mental representation
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
inhabitantnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənt/
a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
IntelligencenounUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒəns/
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
LegendnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
LifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
makesnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading The Author makes the Reader acquainted with his Abode.
Malvin's
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From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
Mansenoun
a large and imposing house
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
MemorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
Miroir
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From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
Moralized
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From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
mouthfuls
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From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
OfficenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
overgrownadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/
covered with growing plants
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
PnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
parsonagenounUS /ˈpɑːrsənɪdʒ/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
PartynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
PassagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
pickverbUS /pɪk/
select carefully from a group
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
ProcessionnounUS /prəˈseʃən/
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
RailroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
Rappaccini's
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From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
ReadernounUS /ˈriːdər/
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading The Author makes the Reader acquainted with his Abode.
RelinquishedadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃt/
that has been withdrawn or retreated from
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
roadsidenounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
Roger
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From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
rough-hewn
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From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
snounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
SelectadjectiveUS /səˈlekt/
of superior grade
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
SerpentnounUS /ˈsɜːrpənt/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
SketchesnounUS /ˈsketʃəz/
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
terminatingverbUS /ˈtɜːrməneɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “terminate” — bring to an end or halt
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
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 Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
twelvemonthnoun
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
unknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/
not known
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
vagrantnounUS /ˈveɪɡrənt/
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
venerableadjectiveUS /ˈvenərəbəl/
impressive by reason of age
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
Virtuoso's
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From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
vistanounUS /ˈvɪstə/
the visual percept of a region
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
VoicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now a twelvemonth since the funeral procession of the venerable clergyman, its last inhabitant, had turned from that gateway towards the village burying-ground.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Between two tall gate-posts of rough-hewn stone (the gate itself having fallen from its hinges at some unknown epoch) we beheld the gray front of the old parsonage, terminating the vista of an avenue of black-ash trees.
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 The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
wheel-track
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From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The wheel-track leading to the door, as well as the whole breadth of the avenue, was almost overgrown with grass, affording dainty mouthfuls to two or three vagrant cows and an old white horse who had his own living to pick up along the roadside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Author makes the Reader acquainted with his Abode.
WoodenadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdən/
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
WorkverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
WorshipverbUS /ˈwɜːrʃəp/
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
YoungadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The Old Manse The Birthmark A Select Party Young Goodman Brown Rappaccini’s Daughter Mrs. Bullfrog Fire Worship Buds and Bird Voices Monsieur du Miroir The Hall of Fantasy The Celestial Railroad The Procession of Life Feathertop: A Moralized Legend The New Adam and Eve Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent The Christmas Banquet Drowne’s Wooden Image The Intelligence Office Roger Malvin’s Burial P.’s Correspondence Earth’s Holocaust Passages from a Relinquished Work Sketches from Memory The Old Apple Dealer The Artist of the Beautiful A Virtuoso’s Collection
