adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading We hoped to be home before it began to storm, but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine, driving snow began to fall.
advantagenounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
ampleadjectiveUS /ˈæmpəl/
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We were sadly mistaken; by the time we had gone another half-mile we were in the thick of a bewildering, blinding snowstorm.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We hoped to be home before it began to storm, but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine, driving snow began to fall.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We hoped to be home before it began to storm, but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine, driving snow began to fall.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We hoped to be home before it began to storm, but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine, driving snow began to fall.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
bewilderingverbUS /bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/
-ing form of “bewilder” — be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading We were sadly mistaken; by the time we had gone another half-mile we were in the thick of a bewildering, blinding snowstorm.
blindingadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading We were sadly mistaken; by the time we had gone another half-mile we were in the thick of a bewildering, blinding snowstorm.
Bowen's
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From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We hoped to be home before it began to storm, but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine, driving snow began to fall.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
clearedadjectiveUS /klɪrd/
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
CousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
drivingadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading We hoped to be home before it began to storm, but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine, driving snow began to fall.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading We hoped to be home before it began to storm, but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine, driving snow began to fall.
fartheradjectiveUS /ˈfɑːrðər/
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading We hoped to be home before it began to storm, but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine, driving snow began to fall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading We were sadly mistaken; by the time we had gone another half-mile we were in the thick of a bewildering, blinding snowstorm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
half-mile
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were sadly mistaken; by the time we had gone another half-mile we were in the thick of a bewildering, blinding snowstorm.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading We hoped to be home before it began to storm, but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine, driving snow began to fall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading We hoped to be home before it began to storm, but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine, driving snow began to fall.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
hopedverbUS /hoʊpt/
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading We hoped to be home before it began to storm, but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine, driving snow began to fall.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
intendedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtendɪd/
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
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 We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
maplenounUS /ˈmeɪpəl/
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
Mattie's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
milenounUS /maɪl/
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
mistakenadjectiveUS /mɪˈsteɪkən/
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading We were sadly mistaken; by the time we had gone another half-mile we were in the thick of a bewildering, blinding snowstorm.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
overgrownadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/
covered with growing plants
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
PegnounUS /peɡ/
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
reachverbUS /riːtʃ/
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading We hoped to be home before it began to storm, but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine, driving snow began to fall.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
sadlyadverbUS /ˈsædli/
in an unfortunate way
From this reading We were sadly mistaken; by the time we had gone another half-mile we were in the thick of a bewildering, blinding snowstorm.
scrubverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading We hoped to be home before it began to storm, but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine, driving snow began to fall.
snowstormnounUS /ˈsnoʊstɔːrm/
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading We were sadly mistaken; by the time we had gone another half-mile we were in the thick of a bewildering, blinding snowstorm.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
stormverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading We were sadly mistaken; by the time we had gone another half-mile we were in the thick of a bewildering, blinding snowstorm.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading We hoped to be home before it began to storm, but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine, driving snow began to fall.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left Cousin Mattie’s early, for it still looked like a storm, though no more so than it had in the morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were sadly mistaken; by the time we had gone another half-mile we were in the thick of a bewildering, blinding snowstorm.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We hoped to be home before it began to storm, but we had hardly reached the hill above the village when a fine, driving snow began to fall.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
wiseradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzər/
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We intended to go home by a different path--one leading through cleared land overgrown with scrub maple, which had the advantage of being farther away from Peg Bowen’s house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been wiser to have turned back even then; but we had already come a mile and we thought we would have ample time to reach home before it became really bad.
