adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
assertverbUS /əˈsɜːrt/
state categorically
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
brightenverbUS /ˈbraɪtən/
make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
damnedadjectiveUS /dæmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
DeathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
doorstepnounUS /ˈdɔːrstep/
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
droopverbUS /druːp/
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading The winds are laid, and the restless leaves droop and are quiet.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
fowlnounUS /faʊl/
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
frogsnounUS /frɑːɡz/
plural of “frog” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
hornedadjectiveUS /hɔːrnd/
having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
howlverbUS /haʊl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/
in a softened tone
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading The winds are laid, and the restless leaves droop and are quiet.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
LateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The winds are laid, and the restless leaves droop and are quiet.
monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
ominousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːmənəs/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
owlsnounUS /aʊlz/
plural of “owl” — nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
panthernounUS /ˈpænθər/
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
pipenounUS /paɪp/
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The winds are laid, and the restless leaves droop and are quiet.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading The winds are laid, and the restless leaves droop and are quiet.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
screamverbUS /skriːm/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
singverbUS /sɪŋ/
deliver by singing
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/
with low volume
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
starsnounUS /stɑːrz/
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
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 Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
VirginiannounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjən/
a native or resident of Virginia
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Death is not more still than is this Virginian land in the hour when the sun has sunk away, and it is black beneath the trees, and the stars brighten slowly and softly, one by one.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
whippoorwillnoun
American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
windsnounUS /wɪndz/
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The winds are laid, and the restless leaves droop and are quiet.
wolfnounUS /wʊlf/
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Later the wolf will howl and the panther scream, but now there is no sound.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THE work of the day being over, I sat down upon my doorstep, pipe in hand, to rest awhile in the cool of the evening.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The birds that sing all day have hushed, and the horned owls, the monster frogs, and that strange and ominous fowl (if fowl it be, and not, as some assert, a spirit damned) which we English call the whippoorwill, are yet silent.
