adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a sigh she drew one of the blinds aside and looked out upon the leaves and roses of her yard and at the dazzling sunlight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marguerite lifted her face from her palms, as she finished her revery.
asideadverbUS /əˈsaɪd/
on or to one side
From this reading With a sigh she drew one of the blinds aside and looked out upon the leaves and roses of her yard and at the dazzling sunlight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a sigh she drew one of the blinds aside and looked out upon the leaves and roses of her yard and at the dazzling sunlight.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
birdnounUS /bɜːrd/
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Within a few feet of her a bird was singing.
blindsnounUS /blaɪndz/
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was the movement with which one says: "I have come."
crossingnounUS /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/
traveling across
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
dazzlingadjectiveUS /ˈdæzəlɪŋ/
amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
From this reading With a sigh she drew one of the blinds aside and looked out upon the leaves and roses of her yard and at the dazzling sunlight.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading With a sigh she drew one of the blinds aside and looked out upon the leaves and roses of her yard and at the dazzling sunlight.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Marguerite lifted her face from her palms, as she finished her revery.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Within a few feet of her a bird was singing.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Within a few feet of her a bird was singing.
fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Marguerite lifted her face from her palms, as she finished her revery.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Marguerite lifted her face from her palms, as she finished her revery.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was the movement with which one says: "I have come."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marguerite lifted her face from her palms, as she finished her revery.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was the movement with which one says: "I have come."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the movement with which one says: "I have come."
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading With a sigh she drew one of the blinds aside and looked out upon the leaves and roses of her yard and at the dazzling sunlight.
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading Marguerite lifted her face from her palms, as she finished her revery.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading With a sigh she drew one of the blinds aside and looked out upon the leaves and roses of her yard and at the dazzling sunlight.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
MargueritenounUS /ˌmɑːrɡərˈiːt/
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading Marguerite lifted her face from her palms, as she finished her revery.
movementnounUS /ˈmuːvmənt/
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading It was the movement with which one says: "I have come."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was the movement with which one says: "I have come."
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
palmsnounUS /pɑːmz/
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Marguerite lifted her face from her palms, as she finished her revery.
reverynoun
an abstracted state of absorption
From this reading Marguerite lifted her face from her palms, as she finished her revery.
rosesnounUS /ˈroʊzɪz/
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading With a sigh she drew one of the blinds aside and looked out upon the leaves and roses of her yard and at the dazzling sunlight.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading It was the movement with which one says: "I have come."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marguerite lifted her face from her palms, as she finished her revery.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
sighverbUS /saɪ/
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading With a sigh she drew one of the blinds aside and looked out upon the leaves and roses of her yard and at the dazzling sunlight.
singingnounUS /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Within a few feet of her a bird was singing.
slippedverbUS /slɪpt/
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
sunlightnounUS /ˈsʌnlaɪt/
the rays of the sun
From this reading With a sigh she drew one of the blinds aside and looked out upon the leaves and roses of her yard and at the dazzling sunlight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With a sigh she drew one of the blinds aside and looked out upon the leaves and roses of her yard and at the dazzling sunlight.
walnutnounUS /ˈwɔːlnʌt/
nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the movement with which one says: "I have come."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the movement with which one says: "I have come."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the movement with which one says: "I have come."
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within a few feet of her a bird was singing.
yardnounUS /jɑːrd/
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading With a sigh she drew one of the blinds aside and looked out upon the leaves and roses of her yard and at the dazzling sunlight.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She slipped to the floor out of the big walnut bed, and crossing to the blinds laid her fingers on the young man's shoulder.
