adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the rainy days of that first week were necessarily trying.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On Saturday, however, came a clear day.
ceaseverbUS /siːs/
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading THE CREST OF THE WAVE The rain could not last forever; Nature must cease weeping some time.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading On Saturday, however, came a clear day.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE CREST OF THE WAVE The rain could not last forever; Nature must cease weeping some time.
CRESTnounUS /krest/
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading THE CREST OF THE WAVE The rain could not last forever; Nature must cease weeping some time.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On Saturday, however, came a clear day.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading But the rainy days of that first week were necessarily trying.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But the rainy days of that first week were necessarily trying.
foreveradverbUS /fərˈevər/
for a limitless time
From this reading THE CREST OF THE WAVE The rain could not last forever; Nature must cease weeping some time.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading On Saturday, however, came a clear day.
interestsnounUS /ˈɪntrəsts/
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading THE CREST OF THE WAVE The rain could not last forever; Nature must cease weeping some time.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Not that Ruth wept much.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE CREST OF THE WAVE The rain could not last forever; Nature must cease weeping some time.
NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading THE CREST OF THE WAVE The rain could not last forever; Nature must cease weeping some time.
necessarilyadverbUS /ˌnesəˈserəli/
in an essential manner
From this reading But the rainy days of that first week were necessarily trying.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE CREST OF THE WAVE The rain could not last forever; Nature must cease weeping some time.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CREST OF THE WAVE The rain could not last forever; Nature must cease weeping some time.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Saturday, however, came a clear day.
pillowsnounUS /ˈpɪloʊz/
plural of “pillow” — a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading THE CREST OF THE WAVE The rain could not last forever; Nature must cease weeping some time.
rainyadjectiveUS /ˈreɪni/
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading But the rainy days of that first week were necessarily trying.
regretfuladjectiveUS /rɪˈɡretfəl/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
RuthnounUS /ruːθ/
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Not that Ruth wept much.
SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On Saturday, however, came a clear day.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE CREST OF THE WAVE The rain could not last forever; Nature must cease weeping some time.
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that Ruth wept much.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CREST OF THE WAVE The rain could not last forever; Nature must cease weeping some time.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE CREST OF THE WAVE The rain could not last forever; Nature must cease weeping some time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading But the rainy days of that first week were necessarily trying.
WAVEnounUS /weɪv/
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading THE CREST OF THE WAVE The rain could not last forever; Nature must cease weeping some time.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading But the rainy days of that first week were necessarily trying.
weepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
showing sorrow
From this reading THE CREST OF THE WAVE The rain could not last forever; Nature must cease weeping some time.
weptverbUS /wept/
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Not that Ruth wept much.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the rainy days of that first week were necessarily trying.
wettingnounUS /ˈwetɪŋ/
the act of making something wet
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just as girls, far away from their old homes and their old friends, must cease wetting their pillows with regretful tears after a time, and look forward to the new interests and new friends to which they have come.
