Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
The Mormon Prophet
The Mormon Prophet

Chapter VI

Cover illustration for The Mormon Prophet
Context Illustration Reading 1/28 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.
Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.
Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.
That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.
From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Mormon Prophet

Chapter VI

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.
Line 2
Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.
Line 3
Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.
Line 4
That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.
Line 5
From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.”

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.”

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.”

Beginning noun US /ˈbeginning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.”

Beneath preposition US /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.”

Broken noun US /broken/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.”

All words in this reading · 108

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.

blue

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

brokennounUS /broken/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.

cabbage

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

change

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

cloud

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.

clouds

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

colour

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

contour

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

cumulous

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

days

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

distinctly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.

dun

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

emerged

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

enveloping

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

falls

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

family

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

Far

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

fields

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

forest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

frosted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

full

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

giant

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.

gray

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

green

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

groves

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

heaped

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

hilly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.

horizon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

knees

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

lay

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

leaves

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

level

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

light

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

lights

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

line

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

luminous

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

makes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

moonlight

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

nearer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

off

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

outline

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

outlines

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

painted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

pane

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

patches

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

pearly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

pines

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.

room

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

russet

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

sat

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

seam

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

see

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

shades

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

sky

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

softly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

Some

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

spikes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.

steel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

streaks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

sunlight

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

Susannah

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Beneath them the hilly line of the forest was broken distinctly against the cloud by the spikes of giant pines.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

turquoise

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

under-ridges

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

upper

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

vivid

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading That far outline was blue, not the turquoise blue of the sky above the clouds, but the blue that we see on cabbage leaves, or such blue as the moonlight makes when it falls through a frosted pane--steel blue, so full of light as to be luminous in itself.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

white

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

window

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Far off on the horizon the cumulous clouds lay with level under-ridges, their upper outlines softly heaped in pearly lights and shades of dun and gray.

work

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some days after this Susannah sat alone at the window of the family room, the long white seam on which she was at work enveloping her knees.

yellow

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From this the nearer contour of the forest emerged, painted in green, with patches and streaks of russet; the nearer groves were beginning to change colour, and, vivid in the sunlight, the fields were yellow.