AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
arm's-length
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
crossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
DicknounUS /dɪk/
someone who is a detective
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading ‘Esther!’ he said; you should have heard his voice!
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
insectsnounUS /ˈɪnsekts/
plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
MONTHnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
other's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Esther!’ he said; you should have heard his voice!
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Dick!’ said she.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘Esther!’ he said; you should have heard his voice!
stilenounUS /staɪl/
an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading ‘Esther!’ he said; you should have heard his voice!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Esther!’ he said; you should have heard his voice!
