adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am not going to attempt a description of my thoughts that night.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not going to attempt a description of my thoughts that night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would take too long and the description would be wearisome.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Other people's miseries are not interesting and I shall not catalog mine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Morning came at last and I rose, bathed my hot face in cold water, and went down stairs.
attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading I am not going to attempt a description of my thoughts that night.
bathedverbUS /beɪðd/
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading Morning came at last and I rose, bathed my hot face in cold water, and went down stairs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would take too long and the description would be wearisome.
beachnounUS /biːtʃ/
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Morning came at last and I rose, bathed my hot face in cold water, and went down stairs.
catalognounUS /ˈkætəlɔːɡ/
a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
From this reading Other people's miseries are not interesting and I shall not catalog mine.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Morning came at last and I rose, bathed my hot face in cold water, and went down stairs.
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
descriptionnounUS /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading I am not going to attempt a description of my thoughts that night.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
Dorinda
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From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Morning came at last and I rose, bathed my hot face in cold water, and went down stairs.
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Morning came at last and I rose, bathed my hot face in cold water, and went down stairs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading I am not going to attempt a description of my thoughts that night.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
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 Morning came at last and I rose, bathed my hot face in cold water, and went down stairs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not going to attempt a description of my thoughts that night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Morning came at last and I rose, bathed my hot face in cold water, and went down stairs.
interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Other people's miseries are not interesting and I shall not catalog mine.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would take too long and the description would be wearisome.
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Morning came at last and I rose, bathed my hot face in cold water, and went down stairs.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It would take too long and the description would be wearisome.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Other people's miseries are not interesting and I shall not catalog mine.
miseriesnounUS /ˈmɪzəriz/
plural of “misery” — a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Other people's miseries are not interesting and I shall not catalog mine.
MorningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Morning came at last and I rose, bathed my hot face in cold water, and went down stairs.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am not going to attempt a description of my thoughts that night.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I am not going to attempt a description of my thoughts that night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not going to attempt a description of my thoughts that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am not going to attempt a description of my thoughts that night.
OtheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Other people's miseries are not interesting and I shall not catalog mine.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
people'snounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Other people's miseries are not interesting and I shall not catalog mine.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Morning came at last and I rose, bathed my hot face in cold water, and went down stairs.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Other people's miseries are not interesting and I shall not catalog mine.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Morning came at last and I rose, bathed my hot face in cold water, and went down stairs.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading It would take too long and the description would be wearisome.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am not going to attempt a description of my thoughts that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would take too long and the description would be wearisome.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I am not going to attempt a description of my thoughts that night.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not going to attempt a description of my thoughts that night.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It would take too long and the description would be wearisome.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Morning came at last and I rose, bathed my hot face in cold water, and went down stairs.
wearisomeadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrisəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading It would take too long and the description would be wearisome.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Morning came at last and I rose, bathed my hot face in cold water, and went down stairs.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would take too long and the description would be wearisome.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Early as it was, not yet six, I heard Dorinda in the kitchen and, having no desire for conversation, I went out and walked up and down the beach until breakfast time.
