adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The night is falling, and there is a fog.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night is falling, and there is a fog.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
Delphine
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From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The night is falling, and there is a fog.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading The night is falling, and there is a fog.
forcedadjectiveUS /fɔːrst/
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is lost on the sands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading She is lost on the sands.
Michel
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From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night is falling, and there is a fog.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She is lost on the sands.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading She is lost on the sands.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is lost on the sands.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The night is falling, and there is a fog.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The children who went out with Delphine this morning are come back,” continued Michel, in the same forced tone; “they are come back without her.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you the little one is alone, quite alone, upon the sands; and it will be high water at six o’clock.
