adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I used to be able to climb, when I was a little girl.”
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I used to be able to climb, when I was a little girl.”
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
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 Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once at the top and seated on the platform, they were silent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once at the top and seated on the platform, they were silent.
atmospheres
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I used to be able to climb, when I was a little girl.”
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Well, if you'll take good care of me.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading I used to be able to climb, when I was a little girl.”
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 Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
denseradjectiveUS /ˈdensər/
comparative of “dense” — permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading I used to be able to climb, when I was a little girl.”
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Well, if you'll take good care of me.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I used to be able to climb, when I was a little girl.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, if you'll take good care of me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I used to be able to climb, when I was a little girl.”
Margaret
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From this reading Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, if you'll take good care of me.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, if you'll take good care of me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once at the top and seated on the platform, they were silent.
OnceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Once at the top and seated on the platform, they were silent.
platformnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrm/
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Once at the top and seated on the platform, they were silent.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
seatedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːtɪd/
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Once at the top and seated on the platform, they were silent.
serenelyadverbUS /sərˈiːnəli/
in a peacefully serene manner
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Once at the top and seated on the platform, they were silent.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
starsnounUS /stɑːrz/
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “Well, if you'll take good care of me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once at the top and seated on the platform, they were silent.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once at the top and seated on the platform, they were silent.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I used to be able to climb, when I was a little girl.”
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading Once at the top and seated on the platform, they were silent.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I used to be able to climb, when I was a little girl.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I used to be able to climb, when I was a little girl.”
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, if you'll take good care of me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Once at the top and seated on the platform, they were silent.
WesternadjectiveUS /ˈwestərn/
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I used to be able to climb, when I was a little girl.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Above them stretched the great Western sky, serenely blue, even in the night, with its big, burning stars, never so cold and dead and far away as in denser atmospheres.
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Margaret wondered if she would not hunger for that scene all her life, through all the routine of the days to come.
you'll
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From this reading “Well, if you'll take good care of me.
