adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
apothegmnoun
a short pithy instructive saying
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
appearsverbUS /əˈpɪrz/
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
appositenessnoun
appropriateness for the occasion
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
bowlnounUS /boʊl/
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
breadnounUS /bred/
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Come, Phœbe,” said Hepzibah, “it is time to bring the currants.”
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
bushesnounUS /ˈbʊʃəz/
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But for this short life of ours, one would like a house and a moderate garden-spot of one’s own.”
chinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, Phœbe,” said Hepzibah, “it is time to bring the currants.”
concludingadjectiveUS /kənˈkluːdɪŋ/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
currants
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From this reading “Come, Phœbe,” said Hepzibah, “it is time to bring the currants.”
daguerreotypist
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From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
decliningverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
distinctnessnoun
the quality of being sharp and clear
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
fathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
FouriernounUS /ˈfʊrieɪ/
French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830)
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
FrenchmannounUS /ˈfrentʃmæn/
a person of French nationality
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
freshlyadverbUS /ˈfreʃli/
very recently
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
garden-spot
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From this reading “But for this short life of ours, one would like a house and a moderate garden-spot of one’s own.”
gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/
brought together in one place
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
Hepzibah
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From this reading “Come, Phœbe,” said Hepzibah, “it is time to bring the currants.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “But for this short life of ours, one would like a house and a moderate garden-spot of one’s own.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Come, Phœbe,” said Hepzibah, “it is time to bring the currants.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “But for this short life of ours, one would like a house and a moderate garden-spot of one’s own.”
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “But for this short life of ours, one would like a house and a moderate garden-spot of one’s own.”
loafnounUS /loʊf/
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
moderateverbUS /ˈmɑːdərət/
preside over
From this reading “But for this short life of ours, one would like a house and a moderate garden-spot of one’s own.”
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But for this short life of ours, one would like a house and a moderate garden-spot of one’s own.”
one's
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From this reading “But for this short life of ours, one would like a house and a moderate garden-spot of one’s own.”
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “But for this short life of ours, one would like a house and a moderate garden-spot of one’s own.”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “But for this short life of ours, one would like a house and a moderate garden-spot of one’s own.”
pausenounUS /pɔːz/
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
Phœbe
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From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
principlesnounUS /ˈprɪnsəpəlz/
plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
profunditynoun
wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
richnessnounUS /ˈrɪtʃnəs/
the property of being extremely abundant
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “But for this short life of ours, one would like a house and a moderate garden-spot of one’s own.”
smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
spacenounUS /speɪs/
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
the rays of the sun
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
systematizing
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From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Come, Phœbe,” said Hepzibah, “it is time to bring the currants.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
Venner
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From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, so they are, Uncle Venner,” remarked Phœbe after a pause; for she had been trying to fathom the profundity and appositeness of this concluding apothegm.
wisdomnounUS /ˈwɪzdəm/
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “It appears to me,” said the daguerreotypist, smiling, “that Uncle Venner has the principles of Fourier at the bottom of his wisdom; only they have not quite so much distinctness in his mind as in that of the systematizing Frenchman.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But for this short life of ours, one would like a house and a moderate garden-spot of one’s own.”
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 And then, while the yellow richness of the declining sunshine still fell into the open space of the garden, Phœbe brought out a loaf of bread and a china bowl of currants, freshly gathered from the bushes, and crushed with sugar.
