adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nevertheless, and despite the taste of ashes, one must live and take one's morning bath.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading Nevertheless, and despite the taste of ashes, one must live and take one's morning bath.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading Nevertheless, and despite the taste of ashes, one must live and take one's morning bath.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been waiting a long time.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Desire thought, not without pleasure, of the pool beneath the tree.
Benis
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first thing she saw was Benis sitting on a fallen log and waiting.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
braidedadjectiveUS /ˈbreɪdɪd/
woven by (or as if by) braiding
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
DesirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Desire thought, not without pleasure, of the pool beneath the tree.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Nevertheless, and despite the taste of ashes, one must live and take one's morning bath.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The first thing she saw was Benis sitting on a fallen log and waiting.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first thing she saw was Benis sitting on a fallen log and waiting.
flapverbUS /flæp/
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been waiting a long time.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been waiting a long time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
kimona
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
leaf-brown
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Nevertheless, and despite the taste of ashes, one must live and take one's morning bath.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading The first thing she saw was Benis sitting on a fallen log and waiting.
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 He had been waiting a long time.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Nevertheless, and despite the taste of ashes, one must live and take one's morning bath.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Nevertheless, and despite the taste of ashes, one must live and take one's morning bath.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, and despite the taste of ashes, one must live and take one's morning bath.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Desire thought, not without pleasure, of the pool beneath the tree.
occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
held or filled or in use
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nevertheless, and despite the taste of ashes, one must live and take one's morning bath.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first thing she saw was Benis sitting on a fallen log and waiting.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nevertheless, and despite the taste of ashes, one must live and take one's morning bath.
one's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless, and despite the taste of ashes, one must live and take one's morning bath.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
pigtailnoun
a plait of braided hair
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Desire thought, not without pleasure, of the pool beneath the tree.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading Desire thought, not without pleasure, of the pool beneath the tree.
pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading The first thing she saw was Benis sitting on a fallen log and waiting.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The first thing she saw was Benis sitting on a fallen log and waiting.
soapnounUS /soʊp/
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
steppedverbUS /stept/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Nevertheless, and despite the taste of ashes, one must live and take one's morning bath.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Nevertheless, and despite the taste of ashes, one must live and take one's morning bath.
tentnounUS /tent/
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nevertheless, and despite the taste of ashes, one must live and take one's morning bath.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading The first thing she saw was Benis sitting on a fallen log and waiting.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Desire thought, not without pleasure, of the pool beneath the tree.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He had been waiting a long time.
towelsnounUS /ˈtaʊəlz/
plural of “towel” — a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Desire thought, not without pleasure, of the pool beneath the tree.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The first thing she saw was Benis sitting on a fallen log and waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing she saw was Benis sitting on a fallen log and waiting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Desire thought, not without pleasure, of the pool beneath the tree.
WrappedadjectiveUS /ræpt/
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading Wrapped in her blue kimona, her leaf-brown hair braided tightly into a thick pigtail and both hands occupied with towels and soap, she pushed back the tent flap and stepped out into the green and gold of morning.
