adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Then she struck across the open fields to the village.
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/
at or in the front
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
climbedverbUS /klaɪmd/
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
Emma
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emma Saxon was in the wood-path now.
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Then she struck across the open fields to the village.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
foot-prints
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
gatesnounUS /ɡeɪts/
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading At sight of that, my heart shrivelled up within me, and my knees were water.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
high-road
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Emma Saxon was in the wood-path now.
kneesnounUS /niːz/
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading At sight of that, my heart shrivelled up within me, and my knees were water.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At sight of that, my heart shrivelled up within me, and my knees were water.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/
being perceived or observed
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Emma Saxon was in the wood-path now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Then she struck across the open fields to the village.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
pacenounUS /peɪs/
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
SaxonnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading Emma Saxon was in the wood-path now.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
shrivelledadjective
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
From this reading At sight of that, my heart shrivelled up within me, and my knees were water.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At sight of that, my heart shrivelled up within me, and my knees were water.
slopenounUS /sloʊp/
an elevated geological formation
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
steadilyadverbUS /ˈstedəli/
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Then she struck across the open fields to the village.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Emma Saxon was in the wood-path now.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she struck across the open fields to the village.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she struck across the open fields to the village.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At sight of that, my heart shrivelled up within me, and my knees were water.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Then she struck across the open fields to the village.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Emma Saxon was in the wood-path now.
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 At sight of that, my heart shrivelled up within me, and my knees were water.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She walked on steadily, and I followed at the same pace, till we passed out of the gates and reached the high-road.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At sight of that, my heart shrivelled up within me, and my knees were water.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading By this time the ground was white, and as she climbed the slope of a bare hill ahead of me I noticed that she left no foot-prints behind her.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading At sight of that, my heart shrivelled up within me, and my knees were water.
wood-path
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emma Saxon was in the wood-path now.
