adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Whatever it was, he was able to conclude it--"But all's right now."
all's
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From this reading Whatever it was, he was able to conclude it--"But all's right now."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He noticed that the dwarf pine, under whose spreading head his darling sat when he saw her first, had been cut down.
Brookfield
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From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Whatever it was, he was able to conclude it--"But all's right now."
circlenounUS /ˈsɜːrkəl/
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
lacking grace in movement or posture
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
concludeverbUS /kənˈkluːd/
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
From this reading Whatever it was, he was able to conclude it--"But all's right now."
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading He noticed that the dwarf pine, under whose spreading head his darling sat when he saw her first, had been cut down.
darlingnounUS /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/
a special loved one
From this reading He noticed that the dwarf pine, under whose spreading head his darling sat when he saw her first, had been cut down.
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He noticed that the dwarf pine, under whose spreading head his darling sat when he saw her first, had been cut down.
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading He noticed that the dwarf pine, under whose spreading head his darling sat when he saw her first, had been cut down.
earsnounUS /ɪrz/
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
effortnounUS /ˈefərt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
Emilia's
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From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
firsnounUS /fɜːrz/
plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He noticed that the dwarf pine, under whose spreading head his darling sat when he saw her first, had been cut down.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
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 He noticed that the dwarf pine, under whose spreading head his darling sat when he saw her first, had been cut down.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Let me hear to-morrow."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
imitationnounUS /ˌɪməˈteɪʃən/
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
inventverbUS /ˌɪnˈvent/
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whatever it was, he was able to conclude it--"But all's right now."
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me hear to-morrow."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me hear to-morrow."
noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/
being perceived or observed
From this reading He noticed that the dwarf pine, under whose spreading head his darling sat when he saw her first, had been cut down.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Whatever it was, he was able to conclude it--"But all's right now."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
petitionnounUS /pəˈtɪʃən/
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading He noticed that the dwarf pine, under whose spreading head his darling sat when he saw her first, had been cut down.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/
recurring again and again
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Whatever it was, he was able to conclude it--"But all's right now."
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He noticed that the dwarf pine, under whose spreading head his darling sat when he saw her first, had been cut down.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He noticed that the dwarf pine, under whose spreading head his darling sat when he saw her first, had been cut down.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading He noticed that the dwarf pine, under whose spreading head his darling sat when he saw her first, had been cut down.
talenounUS /teɪl/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
to-morrow
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From this reading "Let me hear to-morrow."
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He noticed that the dwarf pine, under whose spreading head his darling sat when he saw her first, had been cut down.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked from the railway to Brookfield through the circle of firs, thinking of some serious tale of home to invent for her ears to-morrow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever it was, he was able to conclude it--"But all's right now."
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever it was, he was able to conclude it--"But all's right now."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He noticed that the dwarf pine, under whose spreading head his darling sat when he saw her first, had been cut down.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He noticed that the dwarf pine, under whose spreading head his darling sat when he saw her first, had been cut down.
Wilfrid
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From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wilfrid repeated Emilia's petition in the tone she had used, and sent a delight through his veins even with that clumsy effort of imitation.
