adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
abroadadverbUS /əˈbrɔːd/
to or in a foreign country
From this reading The stillness of the midnight hour is abroad, over land and over sea.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air of the April night just lifts the leaves of the sleeping flowers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moon is queen in the cloudless and starless sky.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading The air of the April night just lifts the leaves of the sleeping flowers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading The moon is queen in the cloudless and starless sky.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The spring has come.
doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
drawing-room
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From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The air of the April night just lifts the leaves of the sleeping flowers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The spring has come.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The stillness of the midnight hour is abroad, over land and over sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moon is queen in the cloudless and starless sky.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon is queen in the cloudless and starless sky.
IslenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading The air of the April night just lifts the leaves of the sleeping flowers.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The stillness of the midnight hour is abroad, over land and over sea.
leadverbUS /led/
take somebody somewhere
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The air of the April night just lifts the leaves of the sleeping flowers.
liftsnounUS /lɪfts/
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
From this reading The air of the April night just lifts the leaves of the sleeping flowers.
midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading The stillness of the midnight hour is abroad, over land and over sea.
moonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon is queen in the cloudless and starless sky.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The air of the April night just lifts the leaves of the sleeping flowers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air of the April night just lifts the leaves of the sleeping flowers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The stillness of the midnight hour is abroad, over land and over sea.
queennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The moon is queen in the cloudless and starless sky.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The stillness of the midnight hour is abroad, over land and over sea.
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The moon is queen in the cloudless and starless sky.
sleepingnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/
the state of being asleep
From this reading The air of the April night just lifts the leaves of the sleeping flowers.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading The spring has come.
starlessadjective
not starry; having no stars or starlike objects
From this reading The moon is queen in the cloudless and starless sky.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading The stillness of the midnight hour is abroad, over land and over sea.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The spring has come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
WightnounUS /waɪt/
a human being; “wight” is an archaic term
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In a villa on the westward shore of the Isle of Wight, the glass doors which lead from the drawing-room to the garden are yet open.
