adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
audibleadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəbəl/
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading The shouts of the others were audible in the distance beyond the belt of trees.
AuntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Though, to be sure, Fergus was to have a tooth out!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
beltnounUS /belt/
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading The shouts of the others were audible in the distance beyond the belt of trees.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The shouts of the others were audible in the distance beyond the belt of trees.
carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
crocodile's
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From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The shouts of the others were audible in the distance beyond the belt of trees.
Dolores
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From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
Fergus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
garden-bench
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From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Though, to be sure, Fergus was to have a tooth out!
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 On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shouts of the others were audible in the distance beyond the belt of trees.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
LilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shouts of the others were audible in the distance beyond the belt of trees.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
partialitynounUS /ˌpɑːrʃiˈæləti/
a predisposition to like something
From this reading There was partiality!
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
shoutsnounUS /ʃaʊts/
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading The shouts of the others were audible in the distance beyond the belt of trees.
sistersnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Though, to be sure, Fergus was to have a tooth out!
tailnounUS /teɪl/
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was partiality!
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though, to be sure, Fergus was to have a tooth out!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
toothnounUS /tuːθ/
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading Though, to be sure, Fergus was to have a tooth out!
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
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 The shouts of the others were audible in the distance beyond the belt of trees.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shouts of the others were audible in the distance beyond the belt of trees.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Aunt Lily had driven into the town to meet her sisters, taking Fergus with her, whereas Dolores had never been out in the carriage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On Monday afternoon Dolores was sitting at the end of the long garden walk, upon a green garden-bench, with a crocodile’s head and tail roughly carved.
