adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Was there ever such a dawn?
AFIREadjectiveUS /əˈfaɪr/
lighted up by or as by fire or flame
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Whence had come this air like the fumes from the winepresses of the gods?
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Did ever song of birds sound so like the voice of eternal youth?
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Whence had come this air like the fumes from the winepresses of the gods?
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading Was there ever such a dawn?
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did ever song of birds sound so like the voice of eternal youth?
dressing-room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
eternaladjectiveUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəl/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Did ever song of birds sound so like the voice of eternal youth?
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Was there ever such a dawn?
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Whence had come this air like the fumes from the winepresses of the gods?
fumesnounUS /fjuːmz/
gases ejected from an engine as waste products
From this reading Whence had come this air like the fumes from the winepresses of the gods?
girlhoodnounUS /ˈɡɜːrlhʊd/
the childhood of a girl
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
godsnounUS /ɡɑːdz/
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Whence had come this air like the fumes from the winepresses of the gods?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
HOUSEnounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
NextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
singingnounUS /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Did ever song of birds sound so like the voice of eternal youth?
societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Did ever song of birds sound so like the voice of eternal youth?
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Did ever song of birds sound so like the voice of eternal youth?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Was there ever such a dawn?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Was there ever such a dawn?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whence had come this air like the fumes from the winepresses of the gods?
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
toilettenoun
the act of dressing and preparing yourself
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Did ever song of birds sound so like the voice of eternal youth?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "OUR HOUSE IS AFIRE" Next morning she was up and in her dressing-room and had almost finished her toilette before he awakened.
WashingtonnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
WhenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Whence had come this air like the fumes from the winepresses of the gods?
winepresses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whence had come this air like the fumes from the winepresses of the gods?
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading For the first time in years--perhaps the first time since the end of her happy girlhood and the beginning of her first season in Washington society--she felt like singing.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Did ever song of birds sound so like the voice of eternal youth?
