Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
air
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the bees liked it, and the humming-birds,--the butterflies also; and the air was full of them.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
also
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the bees liked it, and the humming-birds,--the butterflies also; and the air was full of them.
always
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the delicious, languid, semi-tropic summer came hovering over the valley.
apricots
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
bees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the bees liked it, and the humming-birds,--the butterflies also; and the air was full of them.
bloom
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
brown
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
butterflies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the bees liked it, and the humming-birds,--the butterflies also; and the air was full of them.
came
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the delicious, languid, semi-tropic summer came hovering over the valley.
canopied
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
carnations
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
confess
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
delicious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the delicious, languid, semi-tropic summer came hovering over the valley.
emeralds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
enchanter's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
fallen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
Felipe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
filled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
forever
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
full
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the bees liked it, and the humming-birds,--the butterflies also; and the air was full of them.
garden
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
geraniums
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
glowed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
golden
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
grapes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
hardened
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
hated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
hovering
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the delicious, languid, semi-tropic summer came hovering over the valley.
humming-birds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the bees liked it, and the humming-birds,--the butterflies also; and the air was full of them.
hung
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
keeping
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
knack
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
languid
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the delicious, languid, semi-tropic summer came hovering over the valley.
like
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
liked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the bees liked it, and the humming-birds,--the butterflies also; and the air was full of them.
lilies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
more
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
musk
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
oh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
opaque
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
orange-blossoms
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And the delicious, languid, semi-tropic summer came hovering over the valley.
peaches
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
poppies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
pots
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
relays
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
roses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
semi-tropic
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the delicious, languid, semi-tropic summer came hovering over the valley.
Senora
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
shade
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
spell
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
summer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the delicious, languid, semi-tropic summer came hovering over the valley.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the delicious, languid, semi-tropic summer came hovering over the valley.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the bees liked it, and the humming-birds,--the butterflies also; and the air was full of them.
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
thick
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
turned
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
valley
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the delicious, languid, semi-tropic summer came hovering over the valley.
vines
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apricots turned golden, the peaches glowed, the grapes filled and hardened, like opaque emeralds hung thick under the canopied vines.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
year
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was like an enchanter's spell, the knack the Senora had of forever keeping relays of musk to bloom all the year; and it was still more like an enchanter's spell, that Felipe would never confess that he hated it.'
yes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The garden was a shade brown, and the roses had all fallen; but there were lilies, and orange-blossoms, and poppies, and carnations, and geraniums in the pots, and musk,--oh, yes, ever and always musk.
