adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Then all was still again.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Then all was still again.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The north wind was blowing, and red and golden the last days of Autumn were streaming hence.
aroseverbUS /ərˈoʊz/
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Solemn and cold over the marshes arose the evening.
AutumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The north wind was blowing, and red and golden the last days of Autumn were streaming hence.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It became very still.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading The north wind was blowing, and red and golden the last days of Autumn were streaming hence.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Solemn and cold over the marshes arose the evening.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The north wind was blowing, and red and golden the last days of Autumn were streaming hence.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Solemn and cold over the marshes arose the evening.
goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The north wind was blowing, and red and golden the last days of Autumn were streaming hence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
hazenounUS /heɪz/
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading The north wind was blowing, and red and golden the last days of Autumn were streaming hence.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It became very still.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The north wind was blowing, and red and golden the last days of Autumn were streaming hence.
marshesnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəz/
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading Solemn and cold over the marshes arose the evening.
mysterynounUS /ˈmɪstəri/
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The north wind was blowing, and red and golden the last days of Autumn were streaming hence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The north wind was blowing, and red and golden the last days of Autumn were streaming hence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Solemn and cold over the marshes arose the evening.
pigeonnounUS /ˈpɪdʒən/
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The north wind was blowing, and red and golden the last days of Autumn were streaming hence.
shapesnounUS /ʃeɪps/
plural of “shape” — any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
SolemnadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləm/
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Solemn and cold over the marshes arose the evening.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading It became very still.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading The north wind was blowing, and red and golden the last days of Autumn were streaming hence.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The north wind was blowing, and red and golden the last days of Autumn were streaming hence.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
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 Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It became very still.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The north wind was blowing, and red and golden the last days of Autumn were streaming hence.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The north wind was blowing, and red and golden the last days of Autumn were streaming hence.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Then the last pigeon went home to the trees on the dry land in the distance, whose shapes already had taken upon themselves a mystery in the haze.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The north wind was blowing, and red and golden the last days of Autumn were streaming hence.
