adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sometimes I went to a deep, narrow valley in the hills, silent and solitary.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Sparrows chirped in the wheat at the verge above, their calls falling like the twittering of swallows from the air.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Sparrows chirped in the wheat at the verge above, their calls falling like the twittering of swallows from the air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sometimes I went to a deep, narrow valley in the hills, silent and solitary.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sparrows chirped in the wheat at the verge above, their calls falling like the twittering of swallows from the air.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
callsnounUS /kɔːlz/
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Sparrows chirped in the wheat at the verge above, their calls falling like the twittering of swallows from the air.
chirped
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From this reading Sparrows chirped in the wheat at the verge above, their calls falling like the twittering of swallows from the air.
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/
placed crosswise
From this reading The sky crossed from side to side, like a roof supported on two walls of green.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Sometimes I went to a deep, narrow valley in the hills, silent and solitary.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Sparrows chirped in the wheat at the verge above, their calls falling like the twittering of swallows from the air.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sky crossed from side to side, like a roof supported on two walls of green.
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The sky crossed from side to side, like a roof supported on two walls of green.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
heatnounUS /hiːt/
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Sometimes I went to a deep, narrow valley in the hills, silent and solitary.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sometimes I went to a deep, narrow valley in the hills, silent and solitary.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes I went to a deep, narrow valley in the hills, silent and solitary.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The sky crossed from side to side, like a roof supported on two walls of green.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Sometimes I went to a deep, narrow valley in the hills, silent and solitary.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no other sound.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sky crossed from side to side, like a roof supported on two walls of green.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sky crossed from side to side, like a roof supported on two walls of green.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There was no other sound.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
roofnounUS /ruːf/
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading The sky crossed from side to side, like a roof supported on two walls of green.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The sky crossed from side to side, like a roof supported on two walls of green.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Sometimes I went to a deep, narrow valley in the hills, silent and solitary.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky crossed from side to side, like a roof supported on two walls of green.
solitaryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləteri/
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading Sometimes I went to a deep, narrow valley in the hills, silent and solitary.
SometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes I went to a deep, narrow valley in the hills, silent and solitary.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was no other sound.
SparrowsnounUS /ˈsperoʊz/
plural of “sparrow” — any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading Sparrows chirped in the wheat at the verge above, their calls falling like the twittering of swallows from the air.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
supportedadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪd/
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading The sky crossed from side to side, like a roof supported on two walls of green.
swallowsnounUS /ˈswɑːloʊz/
plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food
From this reading Sparrows chirped in the wheat at the verge above, their calls falling like the twittering of swallows from the air.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sometimes I went to a deep, narrow valley in the hills, silent and solitary.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sparrows chirped in the wheat at the verge above, their calls falling like the twittering of swallows from the air.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no other sound.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes I went to a deep, narrow valley in the hills, silent and solitary.
twittering
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sparrows chirped in the wheat at the verge above, their calls falling like the twittering of swallows from the air.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The sky crossed from side to side, like a roof supported on two walls of green.
valenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The short grass was dried grey as it grew by the heat; the sun hung over the narrow vale as if it had been put there by hand.
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Sometimes I went to a deep, narrow valley in the hills, silent and solitary.
vergenounUS /vɜːrdʒ/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading Sparrows chirped in the wheat at the verge above, their calls falling like the twittering of swallows from the air.
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 The sky crossed from side to side, like a roof supported on two walls of green.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no other sound.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sometimes I went to a deep, narrow valley in the hills, silent and solitary.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading Sparrows chirped in the wheat at the verge above, their calls falling like the twittering of swallows from the air.
