adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
airilyadverb
in a flippant manner
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
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 had not been there all summer; the beautiful little spot had no longer any allurement for her.
allurementnoun
attractiveness
From this reading She had not been there all summer; the beautiful little spot had no longer any allurement for her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She had not been there all summer; the beautiful little spot had no longer any allurement for her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
asideadverbUS /əˈsaɪd/
on or to one side
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
BaileynounUS /ˈbeɪli/
United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She had not been there all summer; the beautiful little spot had no longer any allurement for her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had not been there all summer; the beautiful little spot had no longer any allurement for her.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
connectedadjectiveUS /kəˈnektɪd/
being joined in close association
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If he overtook her she would have to walk home with him and she was not going to do that.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
dykenounUS /daɪk/
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had not been there all summer; the beautiful little spot had no longer any allurement for her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
glanceverbUS /ɡlæns/
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading If he overtook her she would have to walk home with him and she was not going to do that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not been there all summer; the beautiful little spot had no longer any allurement for her.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he overtook her she would have to walk home with him and she was not going to do that.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he overtook her she would have to walk home with him and she was not going to do that.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he overtook her she would have to walk home with him and she was not going to do that.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
Ingleside
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From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
lessonnounUS /ˈlesən/
a unit of instruction
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had not been there all summer; the beautiful little spot had no longer any allurement for her.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading She had not been there all summer; the beautiful little spot had no longer any allurement for her.
lovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
MeredithnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had not been there all summer; the beautiful little spot had no longer any allurement for her.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not been there all summer; the beautiful little spot had no longer any allurement for her.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
overtookverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈtʊk/
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading If he overtook her she would have to walk home with him and she was not going to do that.
painfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
PEOPLEnounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
poignantadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪnjənt/
arousing affect
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
RainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
RosemarynounUS /ˈroʊzmeri/
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not been there all summer; the beautiful little spot had no longer any allurement for her.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She had not been there all summer; the beautiful little spot had no longer any allurement for her.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
striplingnounUS /ˈstrɪplɪŋ/
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
STUBBORNadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbərn/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading She had not been there all summer; the beautiful little spot had no longer any allurement for her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If he overtook her she would have to walk home with him and she was not going to do that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading She had not been there all summer; the beautiful little spot had no longer any allurement for her.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
trystnounUS /trɪst/
a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
TWOnounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
ValleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
vaultingnounUS /ˈvɔːltɪŋ/
(architecture) a vaulted structure
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading If he overtook her she would have to walk home with him and she was not going to do that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she had happened to glance backward up the valley and had seen Norman Douglas vaulting as airily as a stripling over the old stone dyke of the Bailey garden and thought he was on his way up the hill.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
WestnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading TWO STUBBORN PEOPLE Rosemary West, on her way home from a music lesson at Ingleside, turned aside to the hidden spring in Rainbow Valley.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he overtook her she would have to walk home with him and she was not going to do that.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The spirit of her young lover never came to the tryst now; and the memories connected with John Meredith were too painful and poignant.
