adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dear me, where _do_ they keep them, these women that one reads about?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading I suppose where they keep the pretty girl of Art.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
comicadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪk/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading Dear me, where _do_ they keep them, these women that one reads about?
Dieppe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She floats gracefully off Dieppe on stormy mornings.
ditchnounUS /dɪtʃ/
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Dear me, where _do_ they keep them, these women that one reads about?
floatsnounUS /floʊts/
plural of “float” — the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
From this reading She floats gracefully off Dieppe on stormy mornings.
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading I suppose where they keep the pretty girl of Art.
gracefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪsfəli/
in a graceful manner
From this reading She floats gracefully off Dieppe on stormy mornings.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have seen her, have you not, Reader, the pretty girl in the picture?
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 She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You have seen her, have you not, Reader, the pretty girl in the picture?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose where they keep the pretty girl of Art.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You have seen her, have you not, Reader, the pretty girl in the picture?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Dear me, where _do_ they keep them, these women that one reads about?
leapsnounUS /liːps/
plural of “leap” — a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear me, where _do_ they keep them, these women that one reads about?
morningsnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She floats gracefully off Dieppe on stormy mornings.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You have seen her, have you not, Reader, the pretty girl in the picture?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I suppose where they keep the pretty girl of Art.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She floats gracefully off Dieppe on stormy mornings.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dear me, where _do_ they keep them, these women that one reads about?
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading You have seen her, have you not, Reader, the pretty girl in the picture?
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I suppose where they keep the pretty girl of Art.
ReadernounUS /ˈriːdər/
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading You have seen her, have you not, Reader, the pretty girl in the picture?
readsnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading Dear me, where _do_ they keep them, these women that one reads about?
remarknounUS /rɪˈmɑːrk/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
saddleverbUS /ˈsædəl/
put a saddle on
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You have seen her, have you not, Reader, the pretty girl in the picture?
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
six-barred
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
spareverbUS /sper/
refrain from harming
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading She floats gracefully off Dieppe on stormy mornings.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose where they keep the pretty girl of Art.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dear me, where _do_ they keep them, these women that one reads about?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I suppose where they keep the pretty girl of Art.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dear me, where _do_ they keep them, these women that one reads about?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Dear me, where _do_ they keep them, these women that one reads about?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dear me, where _do_ they keep them, these women that one reads about?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Dear me, where _do_ they keep them, these women that one reads about?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Dear me, where _do_ they keep them, these women that one reads about?
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 She leaps the six-barred gate with a yard and a half to spare, turning round in her saddle the while to make some smiling remark to the comic man behind, who, of course, is standing on his head in the ditch.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have seen her, have you not, Reader, the pretty girl in the picture?
