1910
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From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
admireverbUS /ædˈmaɪr/
feel admiration for
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
Akershus
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From this reading From the beginning of the month the Fram lay moored to her buoy outside the old walls of Akershus.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fresh and trim she came from the yard at Horten; you could see the shine on her new paint a long way off.
AwayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
banishedverbUS /ˈbænɪʃt/
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading Involuntarily one thought of holidays and yachting tours at the sight of her; but the thought was soon banished.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading From the beginning of the month the Fram lay moored to her buoy outside the old walls of Akershus.
buoyverbUS /ˈbuːi/
float on the surface of water
From this reading From the beginning of the month the Fram lay moored to her buoy outside the old walls of Akershus.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Fresh and trim she came from the yard at Horten; you could see the shine on her new paint a long way off.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Fresh and trim she came from the yard at Horten; you could see the shine on her new paint a long way off.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
Fram
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the beginning of the month the Fram lay moored to her buoy outside the old walls of Akershus.
FreshadjectiveUS /freʃ/
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Fresh and trim she came from the yard at Horten; you could see the shine on her new paint a long way off.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From the beginning of the month the Fram lay moored to her buoy outside the old walls of Akershus.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Involuntarily one thought of holidays and yachting tours at the sight of her; but the thought was soon banished.
Horten
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fresh and trim she came from the yard at Horten; you could see the shine on her new paint a long way off.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
InvoluntarilyadverbUS /ˌɪnvoʊˈlʌntərɪli/
against your will
From this reading Involuntarily one thought of holidays and yachting tours at the sight of her; but the thought was soon banished.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading From the beginning of the month the Fram lay moored to her buoy outside the old walls of Akershus.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
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 Fresh and trim she came from the yard at Horten; you could see the shine on her new paint a long way off.
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
mooredverbUS /mʊrd/
past form of “moor” — secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading From the beginning of the month the Fram lay moored to her buoy outside the old walls of Akershus.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Fresh and trim she came from the yard at Horten; you could see the shine on her new paint a long way off.
NorwaynounUS /ˈnɔːrweɪ/
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Fresh and trim she came from the yard at Horten; you could see the shine on her new paint a long way off.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading From the beginning of the month the Fram lay moored to her buoy outside the old walls of Akershus.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Involuntarily one thought of holidays and yachting tours at the sight of her; but the thought was soon banished.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading From the beginning of the month the Fram lay moored to her buoy outside the old walls of Akershus.
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading Fresh and trim she came from the yard at Horten; you could see the shine on her new paint a long way off.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Fresh and trim she came from the yard at Horten; you could see the shine on her new paint a long way off.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fresh and trim she came from the yard at Horten; you could see the shine on her new paint a long way off.
shineverbUS /ʃaɪn/
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Fresh and trim she came from the yard at Horten; you could see the shine on her new paint a long way off.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Involuntarily one thought of holidays and yachting tours at the sight of her; but the thought was soon banished.
sightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Involuntarily one thought of holidays and yachting tours at the sight of her; but the thought was soon banished.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
splendournoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
surroundedadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪd/
confined on all sides
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Involuntarily one thought of holidays and yachting tours at the sight of her; but the thought was soon banished.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
toursnounUS /tʊrz/
an industrial city in western France on the Loire River
From this reading Involuntarily one thought of holidays and yachting tours at the sight of her; but the thought was soon banished.
trimverbUS /trɪm/
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading Fresh and trim she came from the yard at Horten; you could see the shine on her new paint a long way off.
unfortunatelyadverbUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by bad luck
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
verdurenoun
green foliage
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/
plural of “wall” — 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 From the beginning of the month the Fram lay moored to her buoy outside the old walls of Akershus.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
watchwordnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃwɜːrd/
a slogan used to rally support for a cause
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
WaynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the Way to the South The month of May, 1910, ran its course, beautiful as only a spring month in Norway can be -- a lovely dream of verdure and flowers.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But unfortunately we had little time to admire all the splendour that surrounded us; our watchword was "Away" -- away from beautiful sights, as quickly as possible.
yachtingnounUS /ˈjɑːtɪŋ/
water travel for pleasure
From this reading Involuntarily one thought of holidays and yachting tours at the sight of her; but the thought was soon banished.
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 Fresh and trim she came from the yard at Horten; you could see the shine on her new paint a long way off.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fresh and trim she came from the yard at Horten; you could see the shine on her new paint a long way off.
