adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
aloudadverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading From another part of the garden sounded young voices, musical in their merriment.
BalladsnounUS /ˈbælədz/
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading It was a little book called 'Barrack-Room Ballads'.
Barrack-Room
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From this reading It was a little book called 'Barrack-Room Ballads'.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading It was a little book called 'Barrack-Room Ballads'.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was a little book called 'Barrack-Room Ballads'.
dialnounUS /ˈdaɪəl/
the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
From this reading The dial on the front of the old house was just shadowing four o'clock.
diesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading _Sicut umbra praeterit dies_.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The dial on the front of the old house was just shadowing four o'clock.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The dial on the front of the old house was just shadowing four o'clock.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading From another part of the garden sounded young voices, musical in their merriment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
HarveynounUS /ˈhɑːrvi/
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The dial on the front of the old house was just shadowing four o'clock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From another part of the garden sounded young voices, musical in their merriment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little book called 'Barrack-Room Ballads'.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading The dial on the front of the old house was just shadowing four o'clock.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a little book called 'Barrack-Room Ballads'.
merrimentnoun
a gay feeling
From this reading From another part of the garden sounded young voices, musical in their merriment.
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading From another part of the garden sounded young voices, musical in their merriment.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading The dial on the front of the old house was just shadowing four o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dial on the front of the old house was just shadowing four o'clock.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The dial on the front of the old house was just shadowing four o'clock.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The dial on the front of the old house was just shadowing four o'clock.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading From another part of the garden sounded young voices, musical in their merriment.
pocketnounUS /ˈpɑːkət/
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
praeterit
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From this reading _Sicut umbra praeterit dies_.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
Rolfe
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From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
shadowingnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ.ɪŋ/
An advanced language learning technique where a student repeats speech immediately after hearing it.
From this reading The dial on the front of the old house was just shadowing four o'clock.
Sicut
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From this reading _Sicut umbra praeterit dies_.
slippedverbUS /slɪpt/
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
soundedverbUS /ˈsaʊndɪd/
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading From another part of the garden sounded young voices, musical in their merriment.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dial on the front of the old house was just shadowing four o'clock.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From another part of the garden sounded young voices, musical in their merriment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
umbranounUS /ˈʌmbrə/
a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
From this reading _Sicut umbra praeterit dies_.
voicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading From another part of the garden sounded young voices, musical in their merriment.
volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dial on the front of the old house was just shadowing four o'clock.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Harvey Rolfe and his friend Morton sat on the lawn, Harvey reading aloud from a small volume which he had slipped into his pocket before walking over this afternoon.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading From another part of the garden sounded young voices, musical in their merriment.
