adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In the moonlight the brown smear of his blood was plain to see, running across the superscription:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading I pulled out the letter that Anthony had given me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
Bagley
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From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading In the moonlight the brown smear of his blood was plain to see, running across the superscription:
bridgesnounUS /ˈbrɪdʒəz/
United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading In the moonlight the brown smear of his blood was plain to see, running across the superscription:
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
clumpnounUS /klʌmp/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
condescensionnounUS /ˌkɑːndəˈsenʃən/
the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
delicateadjectiveUS /ˈdeləkət/
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I pulled out the letter that Anthony had given me.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I pulled out the letter that Anthony had given me.
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 So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
Hincksey
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the moonlight the brown smear of his blood was plain to see, running across the superscription:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I TAKE THE ROAD.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I pulled out the letter that Anthony had given me.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I pulled out the letter that Anthony had given me.
moonlightnounUS /ˈmuːnlaɪt/
the light of the Moon
From this reading In the moonlight the brown smear of his blood was plain to see, running across the superscription:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
networknounUS /ˈnetwɜːrk/
an interconnected system of things or people
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
northeastnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I pulled out the letter that Anthony had given me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading In the moonlight the brown smear of his blood was plain to see, running across the superscription:
princesnounUS /ˈprɪnsəz/
plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
puffedadjectiveUS /pʌft/
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
pulledverbUS /pʊld/
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading I pulled out the letter that Anthony had given me.
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 By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
ROADnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I TAKE THE ROAD.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading In the moonlight the brown smear of his blood was plain to see, running across the superscription:
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading In the moonlight the brown smear of his blood was plain to see, running across the superscription:
shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
smearnounUS /smɪr/
slanderous defamation
From this reading In the moonlight the brown smear of his blood was plain to see, running across the superscription:
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
southwardadverbUS /ˈsaʊθwərd/
toward the south
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
spareverbUS /sper/
refrain from harming
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
superscriptionnoun
an inscription written above something else
From this reading In the moonlight the brown smear of his blood was plain to see, running across the superscription:
TAKEverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading I TAKE THE ROAD.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I TAKE THE ROAD.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading By this, the city lay spread at my feet, very delicate and beautiful in a silver network, with a black clump or two to southward, where the line of Bagley trees ran below the hill.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So puffed up was I by the condescension of the two princes, and my head so busy with big thoughts, that not till I was over the bridges and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a shrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look.
