adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
antehistoric
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From this reading Some warrior had been interred there in the antehistoric times.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some warrior had been interred there in the antehistoric times.
beesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
ceasedverbUS /siːst/
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
cornnounUS /kɔːrn/
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
domenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/
the state or fact of existing
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/
a state of high honor
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
grass-grown
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From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
grassesnounUS /ˈɡræsəz/
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some warrior had been interred there in the antehistoric times.
heathbells
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From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
hummed
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From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some warrior had been interred there in the antehistoric times.
interredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrd/
placed in a grave
From this reading Some warrior had been interred there in the antehistoric times.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
lark's
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From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
noonnounUS /nuːn/
the middle of the day
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
sappyadjective
abounding in sap
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
shoneverbUS /ʃoʊn/
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
sighingverbUS /ˈsaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/
with low volume
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some warrior had been interred there in the antehistoric times.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
summer'snounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
the rays of the sun
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
swardnounUS /swɔːrd/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
swayedverbUS /sweɪd/
past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
thymenounUS /θaɪm/
any of various mints of the genus Thymus
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Some warrior had been interred there in the antehistoric times.
tipsnounUS /tɪps/
plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
tumuli
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From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
tumulusnoun
(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
warriornounUS /ˈwɔːriər/
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading Some warrior had been interred there in the antehistoric times.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
waterfallnounUS /ˈwɔːtərfɔːl/
a steep descent of the water of a river
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading The sun of the summer morning shone on the dome of sward, and the air came softly up from the wheat below, the tips of the grasses swayed as it passed sighing faintly, it ceased, and the bees hummed by to the thyme and heathbells.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were grass-grown tumuli on the hills to which of old I used to walk, sit down at the foot of one of them, and think.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading I felt at that moment that I was like the spirit of the man whose body was interred in the tumulus; I could understand and feel his existence the same as my own.
yellowingverbUS /ˈjeloʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “yellow” — turn yellow
From this reading I became absorbed in the glory of the day, the sunshine, the sweet air, the yellowing corn turning from its sappy green to summer’s noon of gold, the lark’s song like a waterfall in the sky.
