adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What a bewitching land it is!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
architecturaladjectiveUS /ˌɑːrkəˈtektʃərəl/
of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture
From this reading Surely the hedges are shaped and measured and their symmetry preserved by the most architectural of gardeners.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
barbernounUS /ˈbɑːrbər/
United States composer (1910-1981)
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
bewitchingadjective
capturing interest as if by a spell
From this reading What a bewitching land it is!
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We have come five hundred miles by rail through the heart of France.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We have come five hundred miles by rail through the heart of France.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading We have come five hundred miles by rail through the heart of France.
FrancenounUS /fræns/
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading We have come five hundred miles by rail through the heart of France.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading What a garden!
gardenersnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənərz/
plural of “gardener” — someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading Surely the hedges are shaped and measured and their symmetry preserved by the most architectural of gardeners.
grassesnounUS /ˈɡræsəz/
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have come five hundred miles by rail through the heart of France.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading We have come five hundred miles by rail through the heart of France.
hedgesnounUS /ˈhedʒɪz/
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading Surely the hedges are shaped and measured and their symmetry preserved by the most architectural of gardeners.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading We have come five hundred miles by rail through the heart of France.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a bewitching land it is!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What a bewitching land it is!
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading What a bewitching land it is!
lawnsnounUS /lɔːnz/
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
measuredadjectiveUS /ˈmeʒərd/
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading Surely the hedges are shaped and measured and their symmetry preserved by the most architectural of gardeners.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We have come five hundred miles by rail through the heart of France.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Surely the hedges are shaped and measured and their symmetry preserved by the most architectural of gardeners.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have come five hundred miles by rail through the heart of France.
preservedadjectiveUS /prəˈzɜːrvd/
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading Surely the hedges are shaped and measured and their symmetry preserved by the most architectural of gardeners.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading We have come five hundred miles by rail through the heart of France.
shapedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪpt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading Surely the hedges are shaped and measured and their symmetry preserved by the most architectural of gardeners.
SurelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
sweptadjectiveUS /swept/
possessing sweep
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
symmetrynounUS /ˈsɪmətri/
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
From this reading Surely the hedges are shaped and measured and their symmetry preserved by the most architectural of gardeners.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have come five hundred miles by rail through the heart of France.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We have come five hundred miles by rail through the heart of France.
trimmedadjectiveUS /trɪmd/
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
wateredadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːtərd/
(of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
From this reading Surely the leagues of bright green lawns are swept and brushed and watered every day and their grasses trimmed by the barber.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have come five hundred miles by rail through the heart of France.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a bewitching land it is!
