andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night arrived in the form of red, green and yellow lanterns.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Night arrived in the form of red, green and yellow lanterns.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It crawled into the bushes; it covered the entire garden with darkness, as with water, and it covered the sky.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Everything looked as beautiful as the very best fairy tale with coloured pictures.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Everything looked as beautiful as the very best fairy tale with coloured pictures.
bushesnounUS /ˈbʊʃəz/
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading It crawled into the bushes; it covered the entire garden with darkness, as with water, and it covered the sky.
colouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Everything looked as beautiful as the very best fairy tale with coloured pictures.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading It crawled into the bushes; it covered the entire garden with darkness, as with water, and it covered the sky.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading It crawled into the bushes; it covered the entire garden with darkness, as with water, and it covered the sky.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It crawled into the bushes; it covered the entire garden with darkness, as with water, and it covered the sky.
entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading It crawled into the bushes; it covered the entire garden with darkness, as with water, and it covered the sky.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything looked as beautiful as the very best fairy tale with coloured pictures.
everywhereadverbUS /ˈevriwer/
to or in any or all places
From this reading And now it lay everywhere.
fairynounUS /ˈferi/
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Everything looked as beautiful as the very best fairy tale with coloured pictures.
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Night arrived in the form of red, green and yellow lanterns.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading It crawled into the bushes; it covered the entire garden with darkness, as with water, and it covered the sky.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Night arrived in the form of red, green and yellow lanterns.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Night arrived in the form of red, green and yellow lanterns.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It crawled into the bushes; it covered the entire garden with darkness, as with water, and it covered the sky.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now it lay everywhere.
lanternsnounUS /ˈlæntərnz/
plural of “lantern” — light in a transparent protective case
From this reading Night arrived in the form of red, green and yellow lanterns.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And now it lay everywhere.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Everything looked as beautiful as the very best fairy tale with coloured pictures.
NightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night arrived in the form of red, green and yellow lanterns.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading While there were no lanterns, there was no night.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now it lay everywhere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Night arrived in the form of red, green and yellow lanterns.
picturesnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərz/
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Everything looked as beautiful as the very best fairy tale with coloured pictures.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Night arrived in the form of red, green and yellow lanterns.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading It crawled into the bushes; it covered the entire garden with darkness, as with water, and it covered the sky.
talenounUS /teɪl/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Everything looked as beautiful as the very best fairy tale with coloured pictures.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Night arrived in the form of red, green and yellow lanterns.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading While there were no lanterns, there was no night.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Everything looked as beautiful as the very best fairy tale with coloured pictures.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While there were no lanterns, there was no night.
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 It crawled into the bushes; it covered the entire garden with darkness, as with water, and it covered the sky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While there were no lanterns, there was no night.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While there were no lanterns, there was no night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It crawled into the bushes; it covered the entire garden with darkness, as with water, and it covered the sky.
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 Night arrived in the form of red, green and yellow lanterns.
