AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
alighting
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From this reading But rebellious heart was soothed, and hot tears were sent back to their source before the time came for her alighting.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But rebellious heart was soothed, and hot tears were sent back to their source before the time came for her alighting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But rebellious heart was soothed, and hot tears were sent back to their source before the time came for her alighting.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But rebellious heart was soothed, and hot tears were sent back to their source before the time came for her alighting.
bentnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
brownounUS /braʊ/
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading She saw the light in the window from the top of the brow, and involuntarily she slackened her pace.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But rebellious heart was soothed, and hot tears were sent back to their source before the time came for her alighting.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her heart kept rising against her fate; the hot tears came unbidden to her eyes.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
DREARYadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
drivernounUS /ˈdraɪvər/
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her heart kept rising against her fate; the hot tears came unbidden to her eyes.
FarmverbUS /fɑːrm/
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Her heart kept rising against her fate; the hot tears came unbidden to her eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But rebellious heart was soothed, and hot tears were sent back to their source before the time came for her alighting.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She saw the light in the window from the top of the brow, and involuntarily she slackened her pace.
hastenounUS /heɪst/
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
Haytersbank
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
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 driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her heart kept rising against her fate; the hot tears came unbidden to her eyes.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her heart kept rising against her fate; the hot tears came unbidden to her eyes.
Hester
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Her heart kept rising against her fate; the hot tears came unbidden to her eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
injunctionnounUS /ˌɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
a formal command or admonition
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
involuntarilyadverbUS /ˌɪnvoʊˈlʌntərɪli/
against your will
From this reading She saw the light in the window from the top of the brow, and involuntarily she slackened her pace.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Her heart kept rising against her fate; the hot tears came unbidden to her eyes.
lanenounUS /leɪn/
a narrow way or road
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She saw the light in the window from the top of the brow, and involuntarily she slackened her pace.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She saw the light in the window from the top of the brow, and involuntarily she slackened her pace.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
pacenounUS /peɪs/
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading She saw the light in the window from the top of the brow, and involuntarily she slackened her pace.
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
rebelliousadjectiveUS /rɪˈbeljəs/
resisting control or authority
From this reading But rebellious heart was soothed, and hot tears were sent back to their source before the time came for her alighting.
risingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪzɪŋ/
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Her heart kept rising against her fate; the hot tears came unbidden to her eyes.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw the light in the window from the top of the brow, and involuntarily she slackened her pace.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading But rebellious heart was soothed, and hot tears were sent back to their source before the time came for her alighting.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
shoutedadjectiveUS /ˈʃaʊtɪd/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
slackenedverbUS /ˈslækənd/
past form of “slacken” — become slow or slower
From this reading She saw the light in the window from the top of the brow, and involuntarily she slackened her pace.
soothedverbUS /suːðd/
past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading But rebellious heart was soothed, and hot tears were sent back to their source before the time came for her alighting.
sourcenounUS /sɔːrs/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading But rebellious heart was soothed, and hot tears were sent back to their source before the time came for her alighting.
stonesnounUS /stoʊnz/
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
tax-cart
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Her heart kept rising against her fate; the hot tears came unbidden to her eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But rebellious heart was soothed, and hot tears were sent back to their source before the time came for her alighting.
ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But rebellious heart was soothed, and hot tears were sent back to their source before the time came for her alighting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her heart kept rising against her fate; the hot tears came unbidden to her eyes.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading She saw the light in the window from the top of the brow, and involuntarily she slackened her pace.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
unbidden
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her heart kept rising against her fate; the hot tears came unbidden to her eyes.
VIGILnounUS /ˈvɪdʒəl/
a period of sleeplessness
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But rebellious heart was soothed, and hot tears were sent back to their source before the time came for her alighting.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But rebellious heart was soothed, and hot tears were sent back to their source before the time came for her alighting.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain, against the cold wind, shaken over the rough stones, went Hester in the little tax-cart.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She saw the light in the window from the top of the brow, and involuntarily she slackened her pace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The driver turned his horse in the narrow lane, and shouted after her an injunction to make haste as, with her head bent low, she struggled down to the path to Haytersbank Farm.
