AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "He should always stand in the garden," thought Pauline tenderly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
CastlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
domenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
Faerynoun
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
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 SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
floweryadjectiveUS /ˈflaʊəri/
of or relating to or suggestive of flowers
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
HarryverbUS /ˈheri/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He should always stand in the garden," thought Pauline tenderly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
kingdomnounUS /ˈkɪŋdəm/
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
lampnounUS /læmp/
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
LandnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
listlesslyadverbUS /ˈlɪstləsli/
in a listless manner
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
Marvin
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From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
MCALLAN'S
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From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
MontananounUS /mɑːnˈtænə/
a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
Nature'snounUS /ˈneɪtʃərz/
possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
OrientaladjectiveUS /ˌɔːriˈentəl/
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
pagenounUS /peɪdʒ/
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
parknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
PaulineadjectiveUS /pɔːˈliːn/
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
printedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
roamedverbUS /roʊmd/
past form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
rugnounUS /rʌɡ/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "He should always stand in the garden," thought Pauline tenderly.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
SOPHIE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading "He should always stand in the garden," thought Pauline tenderly.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
SummernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
tapestriedadjective
hung or decorated with tapestry
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
tenderadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading "He should always stand in the garden," thought Pauline tenderly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "He should always stand in the garden," thought Pauline tenderly.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
utterverbUS /ˈʌtər/
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading They had come late to the country this Summer and the park of Castle Marvin had had time to leave and bloom into utter splendor.
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The distant forest was the palace wall, tapestried in green; its dome, a sky of tender blue; its lamp, the morning sun; its Prince, her Harry standing in the garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
WEDDINGnounUS /ˈwedɪŋ/
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was like a flowery kingdom in the Land of Faery, and as her eyes were lifted listlessly now and then from the printed page, they roamed over the garden which lay like some vast and radiant Oriental rug in Nature's palace hall.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading SOPHIE MCALLAN'S WEDDING A few days after their return from Montana Pauline sat reading by the library window.
