adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Her husband, plodding along behind her, nodded ruefully.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
ATHALIA
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From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
baynounUS /beɪ/
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Her husband, plodding along behind her, nodded ruefully.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
bridgenounUS /brɪdʒ/
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the valley night still hung like gauze under the trees, but the top of the hill was glittering with sunshine.
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Why, we’ve hardly come halfway!” she said.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
delicateadjectiveUS /ˈdeləkət/
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
dew-drenched
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From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
freshnessnounUS /ˈfreʃnəs/
the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
gauzenounUS /ɡɔːz/
(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
From this reading In the valley night still hung like gauze under the trees, but the top of the hill was glittering with sunshine.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading In the valley night still hung like gauze under the trees, but the top of the hill was glittering with sunshine.
halfwayadjectiveUS /ˈhæfˈweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading “Why, we’ve hardly come halfway!” she said.
HALLnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading “Why, we’ve hardly come halfway!” she said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading In the valley night still hung like gauze under the trees, but the top of the hill was glittering with sunshine.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading In the valley night still hung like gauze under the trees, but the top of the hill was glittering with sunshine.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband, plodding along behind her, nodded ruefully.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the valley night still hung like gauze under the trees, but the top of the hill was glittering with sunshine.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In the valley night still hung like gauze under the trees, but the top of the hill was glittering with sunshine.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading In the valley night still hung like gauze under the trees, but the top of the hill was glittering with sunshine.
noddedverbUS /ˈnɑːdəd/
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Her husband, plodding along behind her, nodded ruefully.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
ploddingnounUS /ˈplɑːdɪŋ/
hard monotonous routine work
From this reading Her husband, plodding along behind her, nodded ruefully.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
ruefullyadverbUS /ˈruːfəli/
in a rueful manner
From this reading Her husband, plodding along behind her, nodded ruefully.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why, we’ve hardly come halfway!” she said.
scentsnounUS /sents/
plural of “scent” — a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, we’ve hardly come halfway!” she said.
steeplyadverbUS /ˈstiːpli/
in a steep manner
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading In the valley night still hung like gauze under the trees, but the top of the hill was glittering with sunshine.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
the rays of the sun
From this reading In the valley night still hung like gauze under the trees, but the top of the hill was glittering with sunshine.
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading In the valley night still hung like gauze under the trees, but the top of the hill was glittering with sunshine.
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 In the valley night still hung like gauze under the trees, but the top of the hill was glittering with sunshine.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In the valley night still hung like gauze under the trees, but the top of the hill was glittering with sunshine.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ATHALIA HALL stopped to get her breath and look back over the road climbing steeply up from the covered bridge.
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading In the valley night still hung like gauze under the trees, but the top of the hill was glittering with sunshine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
we've
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From this reading “Why, we’ve hardly come halfway!” she said.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, we’ve hardly come halfway!” she said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the valley night still hung like gauze under the trees, but the top of the hill was glittering with sunshine.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading It was a little after five, and the delicate air of dawn was full of wood and pasture scents--the sweetness of bay and the freshness of dew-drenched leaves.
