adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We are at Memphis,--for a while,--and the Christmas season is approaching once more.
activitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/
any specific behavior
From this reading Memphis had never seen such activity.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Now the weather was crisp and cold, now hazy and depressing, and again a downpour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are at Memphis,--for a while,--and the Christmas season is approaching once more.
approachingnounUS /əˈproʊtʃɪŋ/
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading We are at Memphis,--for a while,--and the Christmas season is approaching once more.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are at Memphis,--for a while,--and the Christmas season is approaching once more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We are at Memphis,--for a while,--and the Christmas season is approaching once more.
banksnounUS /bæŋks/
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading The brown river, excited by rains, whirled seaward between his banks of yellow clay.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The brown river, excited by rains, whirled seaward between his banks of yellow clay.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The brown river, excited by rains, whirled seaward between his banks of yellow clay.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The brown river, excited by rains, whirled seaward between his banks of yellow clay.
ChristmasnounUS /ˈkrɪsməs/
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading We are at Memphis,--for a while,--and the Christmas season is approaching once more.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading The brown river, excited by rains, whirled seaward between his banks of yellow clay.
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 Now the weather was crisp and cold, now hazy and depressing, and again a downpour.
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Now the weather was crisp and cold, now hazy and depressing, and again a downpour.
depressingadjectiveUS /dɪˈpresɪŋ/
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading Now the weather was crisp and cold, now hazy and depressing, and again a downpour.
downpournounUS /ˈdaʊnpɔːr/
a heavy rain
From this reading Now the weather was crisp and cold, now hazy and depressing, and again a downpour.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading The brown river, excited by rains, whirled seaward between his banks of yellow clay.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We are at Memphis,--for a while,--and the Christmas season is approaching once more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Memphis had never seen such activity.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading Now the weather was crisp and cold, now hazy and depressing, and again a downpour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The brown river, excited by rains, whirled seaward between his banks of yellow clay.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading And yet we must remember that war recognizes no Christmas, nor Sunday, nor holiday.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We are at Memphis,--for a while,--and the Christmas season is approaching once more.
MemphisnounUS /ˈmemfəs/
largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
From this reading We are at Memphis,--for a while,--and the Christmas season is approaching once more.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We are at Memphis,--for a while,--and the Christmas season is approaching once more.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And yet we must remember that war recognizes no Christmas, nor Sunday, nor holiday.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Memphis had never seen such activity.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And yet we must remember that war recognizes no Christmas, nor Sunday, nor holiday.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And yet we must remember that war recognizes no Christmas, nor Sunday, nor holiday.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the weather was crisp and cold, now hazy and depressing, and again a downpour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The brown river, excited by rains, whirled seaward between his banks of yellow clay.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading We are at Memphis,--for a while,--and the Christmas season is approaching once more.
rainsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The brown river, excited by rains, whirled seaward between his banks of yellow clay.
recognizesverbUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzəz/
third-person singular of “recognize” — accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading And yet we must remember that war recognizes no Christmas, nor Sunday, nor holiday.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading And yet we must remember that war recognizes no Christmas, nor Sunday, nor holiday.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The brown river, excited by rains, whirled seaward between his banks of yellow clay.
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading We are at Memphis,--for a while,--and the Christmas season is approaching once more.
seawardadjectiveUS /ˈsiːwərd/
(of winds) coming from the land
From this reading The brown river, excited by rains, whirled seaward between his banks of yellow clay.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Memphis had never seen such activity.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Memphis had never seen such activity.
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading And yet we must remember that war recognizes no Christmas, nor Sunday, nor holiday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet we must remember that war recognizes no Christmas, nor Sunday, nor holiday.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are at Memphis,--for a while,--and the Christmas season is approaching once more.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading And yet we must remember that war recognizes no Christmas, nor Sunday, nor holiday.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the weather was crisp and cold, now hazy and depressing, and again a downpour.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are at Memphis,--for a while,--and the Christmas season is approaching once more.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Now the weather was crisp and cold, now hazy and depressing, and again a downpour.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We are at Memphis,--for a while,--and the Christmas season is approaching once more.
whirledverbUS /wɜːrld/
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading The brown river, excited by rains, whirled seaward between his banks of yellow clay.
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 The brown river, excited by rains, whirled seaward between his banks of yellow clay.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet we must remember that war recognizes no Christmas, nor Sunday, nor holiday.
