adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sun was setting in a fiery wreath of bubbling haze, shading in rosy mist the mountains of grey stone.
afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Lying there, afterwards, until the orange had faded and the sky, deserted by the sun, was milk-white.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
Bishop'snounUS /ˈbɪʃəps/
possessive form of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading Green like the Black Bishop's ring....
BlackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Green like the Black Bishop's ring....
bubblingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌbəlɪŋ/
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading The sun was setting in a fiery wreath of bubbling haze, shading in rosy mist the mountains of grey stone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lying there, afterwards, until the orange had faded and the sky, deserted by the sun, was milk-white.
CathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud The cloud seemed to creep like smoke from the funnel of the Cathedral tower.
CloudverbUS /klaʊd/
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud The cloud seemed to creep like smoke from the funnel of the Cathedral tower.
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud The cloud seemed to creep like smoke from the funnel of the Cathedral tower.
desertedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Lying there, afterwards, until the orange had faded and the sky, deserted by the sun, was milk-white.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Lying there, afterwards, until the orange had faded and the sky, deserted by the sun, was milk-white.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading The sun was setting in a fiery wreath of bubbling haze, shading in rosy mist the mountains of grey stone.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
FivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud The cloud seemed to creep like smoke from the funnel of the Cathedral tower.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud The cloud seemed to creep like smoke from the funnel of the Cathedral tower.
funnelnounUS /ˈfʌnəl/
a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
From this reading Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud The cloud seemed to creep like smoke from the funnel of the Cathedral tower.
GreennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud The cloud seemed to creep like smoke from the funnel of the Cathedral tower.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The sun was setting in a fiery wreath of bubbling haze, shading in rosy mist the mountains of grey stone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lying there, afterwards, until the orange had faded and the sky, deserted by the sun, was milk-white.
hazenounUS /heɪz/
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading The sun was setting in a fiery wreath of bubbling haze, shading in rosy mist the mountains of grey stone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun was setting in a fiery wreath of bubbling haze, shading in rosy mist the mountains of grey stone.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud The cloud seemed to creep like smoke from the funnel of the Cathedral tower.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
LyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Lying there, afterwards, until the orange had faded and the sky, deserted by the sun, was milk-white.
milk-whiteadjective
of a white the color of fresh milk
From this reading Lying there, afterwards, until the orange had faded and the sky, deserted by the sun, was milk-white.
mistverbUS /mɪst/
become covered with mist
From this reading The sun was setting in a fiery wreath of bubbling haze, shading in rosy mist the mountains of grey stone.
mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The sun was setting in a fiery wreath of bubbling haze, shading in rosy mist the mountains of grey stone.
O'ClockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud The cloud seemed to creep like smoke from the funnel of the Cathedral tower.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud The cloud seemed to creep like smoke from the funnel of the Cathedral tower.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading Lying there, afterwards, until the orange had faded and the sky, deserted by the sun, was milk-white.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
ringverbUS /rɪŋ/
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
rosyadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/
reflecting optimism
From this reading The sun was setting in a fiery wreath of bubbling haze, shading in rosy mist the mountains of grey stone.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud The cloud seemed to creep like smoke from the funnel of the Cathedral tower.
settingnounUS /ˈsetɪŋ/
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The sun was setting in a fiery wreath of bubbling haze, shading in rosy mist the mountains of grey stone.
shadingnounUS /ˈʃeɪdɪŋ/
graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
From this reading The sun was setting in a fiery wreath of bubbling haze, shading in rosy mist the mountains of grey stone.
shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
shapedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪpt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Lying there, afterwards, until the orange had faded and the sky, deserted by the sun, was milk-white.
smokenounUS /smoʊk/
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud The cloud seemed to creep like smoke from the funnel of the Cathedral tower.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
spirallyadverb
with spirals
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The sun was setting in a fiery wreath of bubbling haze, shading in rosy mist the mountains of grey stone.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was setting in a fiery wreath of bubbling haze, shading in rosy mist the mountains of grey stone.
sunsetnounUS /ˈsʌnset/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud The cloud seemed to creep like smoke from the funnel of the Cathedral tower.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Lying there, afterwards, until the orange had faded and the sky, deserted by the sun, was milk-white.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud The cloud seemed to creep like smoke from the funnel of the Cathedral tower.
towernounUS /ˈtaʊər/
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Five O'Clock--The Green Cloud The cloud seemed to creep like smoke from the funnel of the Cathedral tower.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Lying there, afterwards, until the orange had faded and the sky, deserted by the sun, was milk-white.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was setting in a fiery wreath of bubbling haze, shading in rosy mist the mountains of grey stone.
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
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 The little cloud, at first in the shadowy air light green and shaped like a ring, twisted spirally, then, spreading, washed out and lay like a pool of water against the smoking sunset.
wreathnounUS /riːθ/
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading The sun was setting in a fiery wreath of bubbling haze, shading in rosy mist the mountains of grey stone.
