adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with the great chandelier recklessly ablaze and a pig's head with cranberry eyes for supper!
ablazeadjectiveUS /əˈbleɪz/
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with the great chandelier recklessly ablaze and a pig's head with cranberry eyes for supper!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with the great chandelier recklessly ablaze and a pig's head with cranberry eyes for supper!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a busy day for Harmony.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with a two-foot tree gleaming with candles on the stand, and beside the stand, in a huge chair, Jimmy!
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading It had been a busy day for Harmony.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with a two-foot tree gleaming with candles on the stand, and beside the stand, in a huge chair, Jimmy!
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with a two-foot tree gleaming with candles on the stand, and beside the stand, in a huge chair, Jimmy!
chandeliernounUS /ʃændəˈlɪr/
branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with the great chandelier recklessly ablaze and a pig's head with cranberry eyes for supper!
Christmas-Eve
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From this reading Christmas-Eve in the saloon of Maria Theresa!
cranberrynounUS /ˈkrænberi/
any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with the great chandelier recklessly ablaze and a pig's head with cranberry eyes for supper!
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It had been a busy day for Harmony.
ecstasies
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From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with the great chandelier recklessly ablaze and a pig's head with cranberry eyes for supper!
fairlyadverbUS /ˈferli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
flowernounUS /ˈflaʊər/
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with the great chandelier recklessly ablaze and a pig's head with cranberry eyes for supper!
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with a two-foot tree gleaming with candles on the stand, and beside the stand, in a huge chair, Jimmy!
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with the great chandelier recklessly ablaze and a pig's head with cranberry eyes for supper!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a busy day for Harmony.
HarmonynounUS /ˈhɑːrməni/
compatibility in opinion and action
From this reading It had been a busy day for Harmony.
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 Christmas-Eve, with the great chandelier recklessly ablaze and a pig's head with cranberry eyes for supper!
hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with a two-foot tree gleaming with candles on the stand, and beside the stand, in a huge chair, Jimmy!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Christmas-Eve in the saloon of Maria Theresa!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a busy day for Harmony.
JimmyverbUS /ˈdʒɪmi/
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with a two-foot tree gleaming with candles on the stand, and beside the stand, in a huge chair, Jimmy!
MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Christmas-Eve in the saloon of Maria Theresa!
marketingnounUS /ˈmɑːrkətɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Christmas-Eve in the saloon of Maria Theresa!
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with a two-foot tree gleaming with candles on the stand, and beside the stand, in a huge chair, Jimmy!
overburdenedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərˈbɜːrdənd/
heavily burdened with work or cares
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
pig'snounUS /pɪɡz/
possessive form of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with the great chandelier recklessly ablaze and a pig's head with cranberry eyes for supper!
recklessadjectiveUS /ˈrekləs/
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
recklesslyadverbUS /ˈrekləsli/
in a reckless manner
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with the great chandelier recklessly ablaze and a pig's head with cranberry eyes for supper!
saloonnounUS /səˈluːn/
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Christmas-Eve in the saloon of Maria Theresa!
shoppingnounUS /ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
shopsnounUS /ʃɑːps/
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with a two-foot tree gleaming with candles on the stand, and beside the stand, in a huge chair, Jimmy!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
suppernounUS /ˈsʌpər/
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with the great chandelier recklessly ablaze and a pig's head with cranberry eyes for supper!
temptationnounUS /temˈteɪʃən/
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Christmas-Eve in the saloon of Maria Theresa!
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
TheresanounUS /tərˈiːsə/
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading Christmas-Eve in the saloon of Maria Theresa!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with a two-foot tree gleaming with candles on the stand, and beside the stand, in a huge chair, Jimmy!
two-foot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with a two-foot tree gleaming with candles on the stand, and beside the stand, in a huge chair, Jimmy!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Christmas-Eve, with the great chandelier recklessly ablaze and a pig's head with cranberry eyes for supper!
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading In the morning there had been shopping and marketing, and such a temptation to be reckless, with the shops full of ecstasies and the old flower women fairly overburdened.
