adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They sat on the trunk of a fallen tree, in the topmost corner of the field.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A soft west wind blew in their faces; the air immediately around them was filled with sunlight.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A soft west wind blew in their faces; the air immediately around them was filled with sunlight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the hedge, close at hand, was a commotion of birds.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In the elm tree, a little further away, a thrush was singing.
birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading In the hedge, close at hand, was a commotion of birds.
blewverbUS /bluː/
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading A soft west wind blew in their faces; the air immediately around them was filled with sunlight.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
clangingadjectiveUS /ˈklæŋɪŋ/
having a loud resonant metallic sound
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading In the hedge, close at hand, was a commotion of birds.
commotionnounUS /kəˈmoʊʃən/
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading In the hedge, close at hand, was a commotion of birds.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading They sat on the trunk of a fallen tree, in the topmost corner of the field.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
elmnounUS /elm/
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading In the elm tree, a little further away, a thrush was singing.
facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A soft west wind blew in their faces; the air immediately around them was filled with sunlight.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading They sat on the trunk of a fallen tree, in the topmost corner of the field.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
fieldnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading They sat on the trunk of a fallen tree, in the topmost corner of the field.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading A soft west wind blew in their faces; the air immediately around them was filled with sunlight.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading In the elm tree, a little further away, a thrush was singing.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading In the hedge, close at hand, was a commotion of birds.
hedgeverbUS /hedʒ/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading In the hedge, close at hand, was a commotion of birds.
immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading A soft west wind blew in their faces; the air immediately around them was filled with sunlight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They sat on the trunk of a fallen tree, in the topmost corner of the field.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the elm tree, a little further away, a thrush was singing.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They sat on the trunk of a fallen tree, in the topmost corner of the field.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They sat on the trunk of a fallen tree, in the topmost corner of the field.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
plotsnounUS /plɑːts/
plural of “plot” — a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
rowsnounUS /roʊz/
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They sat on the trunk of a fallen tree, in the topmost corner of the field.
shopsnounUS /ʃɑːps/
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
singingnounUS /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading In the elm tree, a little further away, a thrush was singing.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading A soft west wind blew in their faces; the air immediately around them was filled with sunlight.
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
suburbnounUS /ˈsʌbərb/
a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
sunlightnounUS /ˈsʌnlaɪt/
the rays of the sun
From this reading A soft west wind blew in their faces; the air immediately around them was filled with sunlight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They sat on the trunk of a fallen tree, in the topmost corner of the field.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A soft west wind blew in their faces; the air immediately around them was filled with sunlight.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A soft west wind blew in their faces; the air immediately around them was filled with sunlight.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat on the trunk of a fallen tree, in the topmost corner of the field.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
thrushnounUS /θrʌʃ/
candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults
From this reading In the elm tree, a little further away, a thrush was singing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
topmostadjective
at or nearest to the top
From this reading They sat on the trunk of a fallen tree, in the topmost corner of the field.
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 They sat on the trunk of a fallen tree, in the topmost corner of the field.
trunknounUS /trʌŋk/
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading They sat on the trunk of a fallen tree, in the topmost corner of the field.
villasnounUS /ˈvɪləz/
plural of “villa” — Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the hedge, close at hand, was a commotion of birds.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
westnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading A soft west wind blew in their faces; the air immediately around them was filled with sunlight.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A soft west wind blew in their faces; the air immediately around them was filled with sunlight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A soft west wind blew in their faces; the air immediately around them was filled with sunlight.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet almost to their feet stretched one of those great arms of the city--a suburb, with its miles of villas, its clanging of electric cars, its waste plots, its rows of struggling shops.
