AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few stars appeared through the clouds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here and there lighted windows showed through the thick mist on the margins of the lake.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A few stars appeared through the clouds.
blazedverbUS /bleɪzd/
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading The Enghien Casino opposite blazed with light, though it was late in the season, the end of September.
boatsnounUS /boʊts/
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
breezenounUS /briːz/
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading A light breeze ruffled the surface of the water.
CasinonounUS /kəˈsiːnoʊ/
a public building for gambling and entertainment
From this reading The Enghien Casino opposite blazed with light, though it was late in the season, the end of September.
cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading A few stars appeared through the clouds.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The Enghien Casino opposite blazed with light, though it was late in the season, the end of September.
Enghien
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From this reading The Enghien Casino opposite blazed with light, though it was late in the season, the end of September.
fastenedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsənd/
firmly closed or secured
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
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 A few stars appeared through the clouds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there lighted windows showed through the thick mist on the margins of the lake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Enghien Casino opposite blazed with light, though it was late in the season, the end of September.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
jutted
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From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
lakenounUS /leɪk/
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Here and there lighted windows showed through the thick mist on the margins of the lake.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The Enghien Casino opposite blazed with light, though it was late in the season, the end of September.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The Enghien Casino opposite blazed with light, though it was late in the season, the end of September.
lightedadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪtəd/
set afire or burning
From this reading Here and there lighted windows showed through the thick mist on the margins of the lake.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
marginsnounUS /ˈmɑːrdʒənz/
plural of “margin” — the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading Here and there lighted windows showed through the thick mist on the margins of the lake.
mistverbUS /mɪst/
become covered with mist
From this reading Here and there lighted windows showed through the thick mist on the margins of the lake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here and there lighted windows showed through the thick mist on the margins of the lake.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here and there lighted windows showed through the thick mist on the margins of the lake.
oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading The Enghien Casino opposite blazed with light, though it was late in the season, the end of September.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
piernounUS /pɪr/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
rockingverbUS /ˈrɑːkɪŋ/
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
ruffledadjectiveUS /ˈrʌfəld/
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading A light breeze ruffled the surface of the water.
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The Enghien Casino opposite blazed with light, though it was late in the season, the end of September.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading The Enghien Casino opposite blazed with light, though it was late in the season, the end of September.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Here and there lighted windows showed through the thick mist on the margins of the lake.
starsnounUS /stɑːrz/
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading A few stars appeared through the clouds.
surfacenounUS /ˈsɜːrfəs/
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading A light breeze ruffled the surface of the water.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here and there lighted windows showed through the thick mist on the margins of the lake.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Here and there lighted windows showed through the thick mist on the margins of the lake.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Enghien Casino opposite blazed with light, though it was late in the season, the end of September.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Here and there lighted windows showed through the thick mist on the margins of the lake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two boats fastened to the little pier that jutted out from the garden lay rocking in its shadow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Enghien Casino opposite blazed with light, though it was late in the season, the end of September.
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 A light breeze ruffled the surface of the water.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Here and there lighted windows showed through the thick mist on the margins of the lake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Enghien Casino opposite blazed with light, though it was late in the season, the end of September.
