adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
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 She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
amusedadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
ANGELnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading ANGEL VISITS.
angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
beforehandadjectiveUS /bɪˈfɔːrhænd/
being ahead of time or need
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
brighteradjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
CallverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
describedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskraɪbd/
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
detailsnounUS /dɪˈteɪlz/
true confidential information
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
dreamsnounUS /driːmz/
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/
a state of high honor
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
HalenounUS /heɪl/
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
HENRYnounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY VAUGHAN.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
interestedadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪd/
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
simplicitynounUS /sɪmˈplɪsəti/
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
themesnounUS /θiːmz/
plural of “theme” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
ThorntonnounUS /ˈθɔːrntən/
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
transcendverbUS /trænˈsend/
be greater in scope or size than some standard
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
VAUGHANnounUS /vɔːn/
United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
From this reading HENRY VAUGHAN.
VISITSnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading ANGEL VISITS.
wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/
showing curiosity
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
wontedadjective
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
