Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
aloud
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
beautiful
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
bed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The motionless body seemed happy.
century
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
child
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
dear
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
desk
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
drawers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
elbow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
epistles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
eyes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
family
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
fastened
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
finds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
girl
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
happy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The motionless body seemed happy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
history
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
judge
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
laughter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
letters
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
listening
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
mother
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
motionless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The motionless body seemed happy.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
nun
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
old
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
old-fashioned
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
read
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The motionless body seemed happy.
smell
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
started
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
tender
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first one started: “My dear,” another one: “My beautiful little girl,” others: “My dear child,” or: “My dear (laughter).”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was one of those old-fashioned letters which one finds in old family desk drawers, those epistles which smell of another century.
whole
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The judge, resting his elbow on the bed, was listening with his eyes fastened on his mother.
woman
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And suddenly the nun began to read aloud, to read over to the dead woman her whole history, all her tender memories.
