adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
belongedverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋd/
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
bitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
COTTAGEnounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
cranedverbUS /kreɪnd/
past form of “crane” — stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
creednounUS /kriːd/
any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading Here waste was sin: with us part and parcel of a creed.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
GARDENER'SnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənərz/
possessive form of “gardener” — someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
hedgesnounUS /ˈhedʒɪz/
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here waste was sin: with us part and parcel of a creed.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
hummingnounUS /ˈhʌmɪŋ/
a humming noise
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
linesnounUS /laɪnz/
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
madadjectiveUS /mæd/
roused to anger
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
marvelledverbUS /mɑːrˈveld/
inflected form of “marvel” — be amazed at
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
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 ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
orderlynounUS /ˈɔːrdərli/
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
parcelnounUS /ˈpɑːrsəl/
a wrapped container
From this reading Here waste was sin: with us part and parcel of a creed.
parcelled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Here waste was sin: with us part and parcel of a creed.
peepingverbUS /ˈpiːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
pranksnounUS /præŋks/
plural of “prank” — acting like a clown or buffoon
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
primnessnoun
excessive or affected modesty
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
shutternounUS /ˈʃʌtər/
a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
sinnounUS /sɪn/
estrangement from god
From this reading Here waste was sin: with us part and parcel of a creed.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
soliditynounUS /səˈlɪdəti/
the consistency of a solid
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I marvelled, too, at the primness and solidity of the houses along the road, and remarked how their lines belonged rather to the landscape than to themselves.
tractsnounUS /trækts/
plural of “tract” — an extended area of land
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading Here waste was sin: with us part and parcel of a creed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GARDENER'S COTTAGE So we walked out of the village, with many a head craned after us and many an eye peeping from behind a shutter, and on into the open highway.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading The day was heavenly bright, the wind humming around us and playing mad pranks with the white cotton clouds, and I forgot awhile the pity within me to wonder at the orderly look of the country, the hedges with never a stone out of place, and the bars always up.
WorldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The ground was parcelled off in such bits as to make me smile when I remembered our own wide tracts in the New World.
