adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Madeline sat with her back against a tree, and took off her sombrero.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Madeline sat with her back against a tree, and took off her sombrero.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her horse, Majesty, tossed his head and flung his mane and switched his tail at the flies.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her horse, Majesty, tossed his head and flung his mane and switched his tail at the flies.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Madeline sat with her back against a tree, and took off her sombrero.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He would rather have been cutting the wind down the valley slope.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading The soft breeze, fanning her hot face, blowing strands of her hair, was refreshingly cool.
breezenounUS /briːz/
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The soft breeze, fanning her hot face, blowing strands of her hair, was refreshingly cool.
cattlenounUS /ˈkætəl/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading She heard the slow tramp of cattle going in to drink.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The soft breeze, fanning her hot face, blowing strands of her hair, was refreshingly cool.
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading He would rather have been cutting the wind down the valley slope.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He would rather have been cutting the wind down the valley slope.
drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/
take in liquids
From this reading She heard the slow tramp of cattle going in to drink.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The soft breeze, fanning her hot face, blowing strands of her hair, was refreshingly cool.
fanningverbUS /ˈfænɪŋ/
inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading The soft breeze, fanning her hot face, blowing strands of her hair, was refreshingly cool.
fliesnounUS /flaɪz/
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading Her horse, Majesty, tossed his head and flung his mane and switched his tail at the flies.
flungverbUS /flʌŋ/
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Her horse, Majesty, tossed his head and flung his mane and switched his tail at the flies.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading She heard the slow tramp of cattle going in to drink.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The soft breeze, fanning her hot face, blowing strands of her hair, was refreshingly cool.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would rather have been cutting the wind down the valley slope.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would rather have been cutting the wind down the valley slope.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Her horse, Majesty, tossed his head and flung his mane and switched his tail at the flies.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She heard the slow tramp of cattle going in to drink.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her horse, Majesty, tossed his head and flung his mane and switched his tail at the flies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her horse, Majesty, tossed his head and flung his mane and switched his tail at the flies.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Her horse, Majesty, tossed his head and flung his mane and switched his tail at the flies.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The soft breeze, fanning her hot face, blowing strands of her hair, was refreshingly cool.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She heard the slow tramp of cattle going in to drink.
Madeline
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madeline sat with her back against a tree, and took off her sombrero.
MajestynounUS /ˈmædʒəsti/
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading Her horse, Majesty, tossed his head and flung his mane and switched his tail at the flies.
manenounUS /meɪn/
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading Her horse, Majesty, tossed his head and flung his mane and switched his tail at the flies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The soft breeze, fanning her hot face, blowing strands of her hair, was refreshingly cool.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Madeline sat with her back against a tree, and took off her sombrero.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading He would rather have been cutting the wind down the valley slope.
refreshinglyadverbUS /riˈfreʃɪŋli/
in a manner that relieves fatigue and restores vitality
From this reading The soft breeze, fanning her hot face, blowing strands of her hair, was refreshingly cool.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Madeline sat with her back against a tree, and took off her sombrero.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard the slow tramp of cattle going in to drink.
slopenounUS /sloʊp/
an elevated geological formation
From this reading He would rather have been cutting the wind down the valley slope.
slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading She heard the slow tramp of cattle going in to drink.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The soft breeze, fanning her hot face, blowing strands of her hair, was refreshingly cool.
sombreronounUS /sɑːmˈbreroʊ/
one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
From this reading Madeline sat with her back against a tree, and took off her sombrero.
strandsnounUS /strændz/
plural of “strand” — a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading The soft breeze, fanning her hot face, blowing strands of her hair, was refreshingly cool.
switchedverbUS /swɪtʃt/
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading Her horse, Majesty, tossed his head and flung his mane and switched his tail at the flies.
tailnounUS /teɪl/
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Her horse, Majesty, tossed his head and flung his mane and switched his tail at the flies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her horse, Majesty, tossed his head and flung his mane and switched his tail at the flies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She heard the slow tramp of cattle going in to drink.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Madeline sat with her back against a tree, and took off her sombrero.
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Her horse, Majesty, tossed his head and flung his mane and switched his tail at the flies.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading She heard the slow tramp of cattle going in to drink.
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Madeline sat with her back against a tree, and took off her sombrero.
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading He would rather have been cutting the wind down the valley slope.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The soft breeze, fanning her hot face, blowing strands of her hair, was refreshingly cool.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading He would rather have been cutting the wind down the valley slope.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madeline sat with her back against a tree, and took off her sombrero.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would rather have been cutting the wind down the valley slope.
