adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The sun hung low above the cornfields when Margaret and her cavalier left St. Anne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun hung low above the cornfields when Margaret and her cavalier left St. Anne.
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading The sun hung low above the cornfields when Margaret and her cavalier left St. Anne.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There the fields of flax and wheat and rye are bordered by precise rows of slender, tapering Lombard poplars.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The girl gathered up her reins and called back to Eric, “It will be safe to run the horses here, won't it?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The girl gathered up her reins and called back to Eric, “It will be safe to run the horses here, won't it?”
borderedadjectiveUS /ˈbɔːrdərd/
having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading There the fields of flax and wheat and rye are bordered by precise rows of slender, tapering Lombard poplars.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There the fields of flax and wheat and rye are bordered by precise rows of slender, tapering Lombard poplars.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The girl gathered up her reins and called back to Eric, “It will be safe to run the horses here, won't it?”
cavaliernounUS /ˌkævəˈlɪr/
a gallant or courtly gentleman
From this reading The sun hung low above the cornfields when Margaret and her cavalier left St. Anne.
cornfieldsnounUS /ˈkɔːrnˈfiːldz/
plural of “cornfield” — a field planted with corn
From this reading The sun hung low above the cornfields when Margaret and her cavalier left St. Anne.
Elliot
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From this reading It was a yellow world that Margaret Elliot saw under the wide light of the setting sun.
Eric
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From this reading The girl gathered up her reins and called back to Eric, “It will be safe to run the horses here, won't it?”
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading There the fields of flax and wheat and rye are bordered by precise rows of slender, tapering Lombard poplars.
flaxnounUS /flæks/
fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
From this reading There the fields of flax and wheat and rye are bordered by precise rows of slender, tapering Lombard poplars.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/
brought together in one place
From this reading The girl gathered up her reins and called back to Eric, “It will be safe to run the horses here, won't it?”
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading The girl gathered up her reins and called back to Eric, “It will be safe to run the horses here, won't it?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun hung low above the cornfields when Margaret and her cavalier left St. Anne.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The girl gathered up her reins and called back to Eric, “It will be safe to run the horses here, won't it?”
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The girl gathered up her reins and called back to Eric, “It will be safe to run the horses here, won't it?”
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The sun hung low above the cornfields when Margaret and her cavalier left St. Anne.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a yellow world that Margaret Elliot saw under the wide light of the setting sun.
lakenounUS /leɪk/
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The sun hung low above the cornfields when Margaret and her cavalier left St. Anne.
levelnounUS /ˈlevəl/
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was a yellow world that Margaret Elliot saw under the wide light of the setting sun.
LombardnounUS /ˈlɑːmbɑːrd/
a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century
From this reading There the fields of flax and wheat and rye are bordered by precise rows of slender, tapering Lombard poplars.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The sun hung low above the cornfields when Margaret and her cavalier left St. Anne.
Margaret
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From this reading The sun hung low above the cornfields when Margaret and her cavalier left St. Anne.
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 South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
poplars
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There the fields of flax and wheat and rye are bordered by precise rows of slender, tapering Lombard poplars.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
preciseadjectiveUS /prɪˈsaɪs/
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
From this reading There the fields of flax and wheat and rye are bordered by precise rows of slender, tapering Lombard poplars.
reinsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
From this reading The girl gathered up her reins and called back to Eric, “It will be safe to run the horses here, won't it?”
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
rowsnounUS /roʊz/
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading There the fields of flax and wheat and rye are bordered by precise rows of slender, tapering Lombard poplars.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The girl gathered up her reins and called back to Eric, “It will be safe to run the horses here, won't it?”
runsnounUS /rʌnz/
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
ryenounUS /raɪ/
the seed of the cereal grass
From this reading There the fields of flax and wheat and rye are bordered by precise rows of slender, tapering Lombard poplars.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading The girl gathered up her reins and called back to Eric, “It will be safe to run the horses here, won't it?”
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading It was a yellow world that Margaret Elliot saw under the wide light of the setting sun.
settingnounUS /ˈsetɪŋ/
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading It was a yellow world that Margaret Elliot saw under the wide light of the setting sun.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
slenderadjectiveUS /ˈslendər/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading There the fields of flax and wheat and rye are bordered by precise rows of slender, tapering Lombard poplars.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
St
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From this reading The sun hung low above the cornfields when Margaret and her cavalier left St. Anne.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun hung low above the cornfields when Margaret and her cavalier left St. Anne.
surfacenounUS /ˈsɜːrfəs/
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
taperingadjectiveUS /ˈteɪpərɪŋ/
becoming gradually narrower
From this reading There the fields of flax and wheat and rye are bordered by precise rows of slender, tapering Lombard poplars.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun hung low above the cornfields when Margaret and her cavalier left St. Anne.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl gathered up her reins and called back to Eric, “It will be safe to run the horses here, won't it?”
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was a yellow world that Margaret Elliot saw under the wide light of the setting sun.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The girl gathered up her reins and called back to Eric, “It will be safe to run the horses here, won't it?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a yellow world that Margaret Elliot saw under the wide light of the setting sun.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading There the fields of flax and wheat and rye are bordered by precise rows of slender, tapering Lombard poplars.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sun hung low above the cornfields when Margaret and her cavalier left St. Anne.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading South of the town there is a stretch of road that runs for some three miles through the French settlement, where the prairie is as level as the surface of a lake.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was a yellow world that Margaret Elliot saw under the wide light of the setting sun.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The girl gathered up her reins and called back to Eric, “It will be safe to run the horses here, won't it?”
won't
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From this reading The girl gathered up her reins and called back to Eric, “It will be safe to run the horses here, won't it?”
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It was a yellow world that Margaret Elliot saw under the wide light of the setting sun.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading It was a yellow world that Margaret Elliot saw under the wide light of the setting sun.
