AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
Bascombe
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From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
beggedverbUS /beɡd/
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
blottedverbUS /ˈblɑːtəd/
inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
finishverbUS /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Neither of them spoke a word until they had passed through the gate into the park.
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
HelennounUS /ˈhelən/
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
issuingnounUS /ˈɪʃuːɪŋ/
the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
levelnounUS /ˈlevəl/
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
momentaryadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊmənteri/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of them spoke a word until they had passed through the gate into the park.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
parknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Neither of them spoke a word until they had passed through the gate into the park.
park-gate
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From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Neither of them spoke a word until they had passed through the gate into the park.
prevailedverbUS /prɪˈveɪld/
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
RIDEverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading THE RIDE.
ridingnounUS /ˈraɪdɪŋ/
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
rosesnounUS /ˈroʊzɪz/
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
silencingverbUS /ˈsaɪlənsɪŋ/
-ing form of “silence” — cause to be quiet or not talk
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Neither of them spoke a word until they had passed through the gate into the park.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIDE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Neither of them spoke a word until they had passed through the gate into the park.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
torrentnounUS /ˈtɔːrənt/
a heavy rain
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Neither of them spoke a word until they had passed through the gate into the park.
usurpingverbUS /ˌjuːˈsɜːrpɪŋ/
-ing form of “usurp” — seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
From this reading Helen too was silent: she felt as if the low red sun, straight into which they seemed to be riding, blotted out her being in the level torrent of his usurping radiance.
vasenounUS /veɪs/
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
westnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Something--was it in the evening, or was it in his own soul?--had prevailed to the momentary silencing of George Bascombe:--it may have been but the influence of the cigar which Helen had begged him to finish.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A soft west wind, issuing as from the heart of a golden vase filled with roses, met them the instant they turned out of the street, walking their horses towards the park-gate.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Neither of them spoke a word until they had passed through the gate into the park.
