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 A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
border
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
cannot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear child!" that lady was exclaiming with lackadaisical horror, "we cannot go to Thors yet.
Catrina
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
certainly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
chair
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
child
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear child!" that lady was exclaiming with lackadaisical horror, "we cannot go to Thors yet.
city
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
closed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The double windows were rigorously closed, while the inner panes were covered with a thick rime.
Countess
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
covered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The double windows were rigorously closed, while the inner panes were covered with a thick rime.
dear
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear child!" that lady was exclaiming with lackadaisical horror, "we cannot go to Thors yet.
double
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The double windows were rigorously closed, while the inner panes were covered with a thick rime.
drawing-room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
English
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
exclaiming
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear child!" that lady was exclaiming with lackadaisical horror, "we cannot go to Thors yet.
Finland
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
fire-place
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
glow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
go
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear child!" that lady was exclaiming with lackadaisical horror, "we cannot go to Thors yet.
Gulf
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
horror
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear child!" that lady was exclaiming with lackadaisical horror, "we cannot go to Thors yet.
HOUSE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
inner
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The double windows were rigorously closed, while the inner panes were covered with a thick rime.
just
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
lack
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
lackadaisical
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear child!" that lady was exclaiming with lackadaisical horror, "we cannot go to Thors yet.
lady
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear child!" that lady was exclaiming with lackadaisical horror, "we cannot go to Thors yet.
Lanovitch
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
less
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
lethargic
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
lit
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
marshes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
moving
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear child!" that lady was exclaiming with lackadaisical horror, "we cannot go to Thors yet.
nerves
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
Neva
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
overlooked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
panes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The double windows were rigorously closed, while the inner panes were covered with a thick rime.
penetrated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
person
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
Quay
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
repose
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
restless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
rigorously
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The double windows were rigorously closed, while the inner panes were covered with a thick rime.
rime
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The double windows were rigorously closed, while the inner panes were covered with a thick rime.
room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
rosy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
sat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
setting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
sitting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
snow-clad
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
sun
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
SUSPECTED
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
thick
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The double windows were rigorously closed, while the inner panes were covered with a thick rime.
Thors
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My dear child!" that lady was exclaiming with lackadaisical horror, "we cannot go to Thors yet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
together
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
too-luxurious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
touched
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
two
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
upper
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
waters
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "My dear child!" that lady was exclaiming with lackadaisical horror, "we cannot go to Thors yet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A SUSPECTED HOUSE The Countess Lanovitch and Catrina were sitting together in the too-luxurious drawing-room that overlooked the English Quay and the Neva.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The double windows were rigorously closed, while the inner panes were covered with a thick rime.
window
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
windows
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The double windows were rigorously closed, while the inner panes were covered with a thick rime.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The double windows were rigorously closed, while the inner panes were covered with a thick rime.
women
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was just setting over the marshes that border the upper waters of the Gulf of Finland, and lit up the snow-clad city with a rosy glow which penetrated to the room where the two women sat.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Catrina was restless, moving from chair to chair, from fire-place to window, with a lack of repose which would certainly have touched the nerves of a less lethargic person than the countess.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "My dear child!" that lady was exclaiming with lackadaisical horror, "we cannot go to Thors yet.
