AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, C. F. A.
Abbotstoke
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From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
acacianounUS /əˈkeɪʃə/
any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
boundingverbUS /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
brightlyadverbUS /ˈbraɪtli/
with brightness
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
CnounUS /siː/
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, C. F. A.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
CHILDRENnounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, C. F. A.
daisiesnounUS /ˈdeɪziz/
plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
DownadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.”
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
FnounUS /ef/
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, C. F. A.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.”
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, C. F. A.
GrangenounUS /ɡreɪndʒ/
an outlying farm
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
GrowingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
HYMNSnounUS /hɪmz/
plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, C. F. A.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
Larpent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
lilacnounUS /ˈlaɪlæk/
any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
meadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
Meta
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.”
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.”
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.”
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
RiversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
SawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
staircasenounUS /ˈsterkeɪs/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
stormverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
the rays of the sun
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
WavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
wetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
