AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading At the far end of the lake, but yet in the water, was a dim castle settling down into the murk.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
dimadjectiveUS /dɪm/
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading At the far end of the lake, but yet in the water, was a dim castle settling down into the murk.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At the far end of the lake, but yet in the water, was a dim castle settling down into the murk.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
edgedadjectiveUS /edʒd/
having a specified kind of border or edge
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the far end of the lake, but yet in the water, was a dim castle settling down into the murk.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading At the far end of the lake, but yet in the water, was a dim castle settling down into the murk.
flyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/
moving swiftly
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
forcenounUS /fɔːrs/
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
fowlnounUS /faʊl/
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
GOLTRES
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From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
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From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
habitableadjectiveUS /ˈhæbətəbəl/
fit for habitation
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
hamperedverbUS /ˈhæmpərd/
past form of “hamper” — prevent the progress or free movement of
From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
HeathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
increasenounUS /ˌɪnˈkriːs/
a quantity that is added
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the far end of the lake, but yet in the water, was a dim castle settling down into the murk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
lakenounUS /leɪk/
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading At the far end of the lake, but yet in the water, was a dim castle settling down into the murk.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
mereadjectiveUS /mɪr/
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
murknounUS /mɜːrk/
an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
From this reading At the far end of the lake, but yet in the water, was a dim castle settling down into the murk.
nestnounUS /nest/
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
others
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From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
ProsperverbUS /ˈprɑːspər/
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
reedsnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “reed” — tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
scudverbUS /skʌd/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
settlingnounUS /ˈsetəlɪŋ/
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading At the far end of the lake, but yet in the water, was a dim castle settling down into the murk.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
shellnounUS /ʃel/
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
shredsnounUS /ʃredz/
plural of “shred” — a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
sightlessadjective
lacking sight
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
splitverbUS /splɪt/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
steadyverbUS /ˈstedi/
make steady
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
swiftlyadverbUS /ˈswɪftli/
in a swift manner
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
towersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the far end of the lake, but yet in the water, was a dim castle settling down into the murk.
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 the far end of the lake, but yet in the water, was a dim castle settling down into the murk.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading GUESS-WORK AT GOLTRES A scud of wind and rain hampered Prosper on his ride over Goltres Heath.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just at the twilight he came to a shallow mere edged with reeds, with wild fowl swimming upon it, and others flying swiftly over on their way to the nest.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
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 The steady increase of both in volume and force kept him at work all day; but towards dusk the wind dropped a little, the clouds split and drifted in black shreds over a clear sky full of the yellow evening light.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading At the far end of the lake, but yet in the water, was a dim castle settling down into the murk.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A gaunt shell it was, rather than a habitable place; its windows were sightless black; only in the towers you could see through them the pale sky behind.
