AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
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 But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
ARTICLEnounUS /ˈɑːrtəkəl/
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Such a coincidence happened on this morning of August.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
Chiltistan
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From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
coincidencenounUS /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
cropsnounUS /krɑːps/
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
DownsnounUS /daʊnz/
plural of “down” — soft fine feathers
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
freshlyadverbUS /ˈfreʃli/
very recently
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Such a coincidence happened on this morning of August.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
honoursnoun
a university degree with honors
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
intervenedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈviːnd/
past form of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
Linforth
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
MAGAZINEnounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
miserynounUS /ˈmɪzəri/
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Such a coincidence happened on this morning of August.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Such a coincidence happened on this morning of August.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
orchardsnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərdz/
plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a coincidence happened on this morning of August.
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
Sybil
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From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Such a coincidence happened on this morning of August.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
trivialadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
vividlyadverbUS /ˈvɪvədli/
in a vivid manner
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it lived vividly enough in the memories of a few people to whom it had brought either suffering or fresh honours.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A MAGAZINE ARTICLE The little war of Chiltistan was soon forgotten by the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading But most of all it was remembered by Sybil Linforth, so that even after fourteen years a chance word, or a trivial coincidence, would bring back to her the horror and the misery of that time as freshly as if only a single day had intervened.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading She was in the garden with her back to the Downs which rose high from close behind the house, and she was looking across the fields rich with orchards and yellow crops.
