adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Spring breathed in the air, but the women passing along Fifty-seventh Street wore furs and wraps.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Spring breathed in the air, but the women passing along Fifty-seventh Street wore furs and wraps.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She heard the distant clatter of an L train and then the hum of a motor car.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carley Burch laid the letter in her lap and gazed dreamily through the window.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight.
breathedadjectiveUS /briːðd/
uttered without voice
From this reading Spring breathed in the air, but the women passing along Fifty-seventh Street wore furs and wraps.
Burch
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carley Burch laid the letter in her lap and gazed dreamily through the window.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Spring breathed in the air, but the women passing along Fifty-seventh Street wore furs and wraps.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading She heard the distant clatter of an L train and then the hum of a motor car.
Carley
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carley Burch laid the letter in her lap and gazed dreamily through the window.
clatternounUS /ˈklætər/
a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
From this reading She heard the distant clatter of an L train and then the hum of a motor car.
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 It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading What subtle strange message had come to her out of the West?
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading She heard the distant clatter of an L train and then the hum of a motor car.
dreamilyadverb
in a dreamy manner
From this reading Carley Burch laid the letter in her lap and gazed dreamily through the window.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight.
Fifty-seventh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spring breathed in the air, but the women passing along Fifty-seventh Street wore furs and wraps.
fursnounUS /fɜːrz/
plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading Spring breathed in the air, but the women passing along Fifty-seventh Street wore furs and wraps.
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Carley Burch laid the letter in her lap and gazed dreamily through the window.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What subtle strange message had come to her out of the West?
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She heard the distant clatter of an L train and then the hum of a motor car.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What subtle strange message had come to her out of the West?
humverbUS /hʌm/
sing with closed lips
From this reading She heard the distant clatter of an L train and then the hum of a motor car.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Carley Burch laid the letter in her lap and gazed dreamily through the window.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight.
LnounUS /el/
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading She heard the distant clatter of an L train and then the hum of a motor car.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading Carley Burch laid the letter in her lap and gazed dreamily through the window.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Carley Burch laid the letter in her lap and gazed dreamily through the window.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Carley Burch laid the letter in her lap and gazed dreamily through the window.
messagenounUS /ˈmesədʒ/
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading What subtle strange message had come to her out of the West?
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading She heard the distant clatter of an L train and then the hum of a motor car.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What subtle strange message had come to her out of the West?
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading What subtle strange message had come to her out of the West?
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Spring breathed in the air, but the women passing along Fifty-seventh Street wore furs and wraps.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard the distant clatter of an L train and then the hum of a motor car.
SpringnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading Spring breathed in the air, but the women passing along Fifty-seventh Street wore furs and wraps.
steelyadjectiveUS /ˈstiːli/
resembling steel as in hardness
From this reading It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading What subtle strange message had come to her out of the West?
StreetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Spring breathed in the air, but the women passing along Fifty-seventh Street wore furs and wraps.
subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading What subtle strange message had come to her out of the West?
sunlightnounUS /ˈsʌnlaɪt/
the rays of the sun
From this reading It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What subtle strange message had come to her out of the West?
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She heard the distant clatter of an L train and then the hum of a motor car.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Carley Burch laid the letter in her lap and gazed dreamily through the window.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What subtle strange message had come to her out of the West?
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading She heard the distant clatter of an L train and then the hum of a motor car.
typicaladjectiveUS /ˈtɪpəkəl/
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight.
WestnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading What subtle strange message had come to her out of the West?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What subtle strange message had come to her out of the West?
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 Carley Burch laid the letter in her lap and gazed dreamily through the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Spring breathed in the air, but the women passing along Fifty-seventh Street wore furs and wraps.
woreverbUS /wɔːr/
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Spring breathed in the air, but the women passing along Fifty-seventh Street wore furs and wraps.
wrapsnounUS /ræps/
plural of “wrap” — cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
From this reading Spring breathed in the air, but the women passing along Fifty-seventh Street wore furs and wraps.
YorknounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight.
