adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her life had been a hard one.
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 known fever and famine and all manner of earthly ills.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her life had been a hard one.
betteredverbUS /ˈbetərd/
past form of “better” — surpass in excellence
From this reading Her marriage had scarcely bettered her condition.
carryingverbUS /ˈkæriɪŋ/
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/
a state at a particular time
From this reading Her marriage had scarcely bettered her condition.
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
drivingadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
earthlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθli/
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading She had known fever and famine and all manner of earthly ills.
faminenounUS /ˈfæmən/
an acute insufficiency
From this reading She had known fever and famine and all manner of earthly ills.
fevernounUS /ˈfiːvər/
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading She had known fever and famine and all manner of earthly ills.
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her life had been a hard one.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Her life had been a hard one.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her life had been a hard one.
hideouslyadverbUS /ˈhɪdiəsli/
in a hideous manner
From this reading Her parents had been hideously poor.
hoeingverbUS /ˈhoʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “hoe” — dig with a hoe
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
illsnounUS /ɪlz/
plural of “ill” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading She had known fever and famine and all manner of earthly ills.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading She had known fever and famine and all manner of earthly ills.
labouredadjective
lacking natural ease
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Her life had been a hard one.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She had known fever and famine and all manner of earthly ills.
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Her marriage had scarcely bettered her condition.
mulesnounUS /mjuːlz/
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her life had been a hard one.
parentsnounUS /ˈperənts/
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading Her parents had been hideously poor.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Her parents had been hideously poor.
reapingverbUS /ˈriːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “reap” — gather, as of natural products
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
risingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪzɪŋ/
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Her marriage had scarcely bettered her condition.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
streaknounUS /striːk/
an unbroken series of events
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
weedingverbUS /ˈwiːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “weed” — clear of weeds
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading She had laboured in the fields always, hoeing and weeding and reaping and carrying wood and driving mules, and continually rising with the first streak of daybreak.
