aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The day was calm and soft, with films of cloud floating over the hills, and the indefinable suggestion of change in the air, of the breaking of the frost.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day was calm and soft, with films of cloud floating over the hills, and the indefinable suggestion of change in the air, of the breaking of the frost.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The brooks on the hills began to gurgle below the ice.
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The brooks on the hills began to gurgle below the ice.
birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
bloomingnounUS /ˈbluːmɪŋ/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
breakingnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/
the act of breaking something
From this reading The day was calm and soft, with films of cloud floating over the hills, and the indefinable suggestion of change in the air, of the breaking of the frost.
brooksnounUS /brʊks/
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading The brooks on the hills began to gurgle below the ice.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
calmverbUS /kɑːm/
make calm or still
From this reading The day was calm and soft, with films of cloud floating over the hills, and the indefinable suggestion of change in the air, of the breaking of the frost.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The day was calm and soft, with films of cloud floating over the hills, and the indefinable suggestion of change in the air, of the breaking of the frost.
cloudverbUS /klaʊd/
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The day was calm and soft, with films of cloud floating over the hills, and the indefinable suggestion of change in the air, of the breaking of the frost.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
crustnounUS /krʌst/
the outer layer of the Earth
From this reading It touched the earth through the thick mantle of ice and snow, and underneath in the rocky crust of frozen ground there was the movement of water.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day was calm and soft, with films of cloud floating over the hills, and the indefinable suggestion of change in the air, of the breaking of the frost.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading It touched the earth through the thick mantle of ice and snow, and underneath in the rocky crust of frozen ground there was the movement of water.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
filmsnounUS /fɪlmz/
plural of “film” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading The day was calm and soft, with films of cloud floating over the hills, and the indefinable suggestion of change in the air, of the breaking of the frost.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
flightnounUS /flaɪt/
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading The day was calm and soft, with films of cloud floating over the hills, and the indefinable suggestion of change in the air, of the breaking of the frost.
flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
freshnessnounUS /ˈfreʃnəs/
the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading The day was calm and soft, with films of cloud floating over the hills, and the indefinable suggestion of change in the air, of the breaking of the frost.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading It touched the earth through the thick mantle of ice and snow, and underneath in the rocky crust of frozen ground there was the movement of water.
Grosvenor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading It touched the earth through the thick mantle of ice and snow, and underneath in the rocky crust of frozen ground there was the movement of water.
GulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
gurgleverbUS /ˈɡɜːrɡəl/
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
From this reading The brooks on the hills began to gurgle below the ice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
hazenounUS /heɪz/
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The day was calm and soft, with films of cloud floating over the hills, and the indefinable suggestion of change in the air, of the breaking of the frost.
icenounUS /aɪs/
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading It touched the earth through the thick mantle of ice and snow, and underneath in the rocky crust of frozen ground there was the movement of water.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
indefinableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl/
not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words
From this reading The day was calm and soft, with films of cloud floating over the hills, and the indefinable suggestion of change in the air, of the breaking of the frost.
Isabelle's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading It touched the earth through the thick mantle of ice and snow, and underneath in the rocky crust of frozen ground there was the movement of water.
MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
movementnounUS /ˈmuːvmənt/
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading It touched the earth through the thick mantle of ice and snow, and underneath in the rocky crust of frozen ground there was the movement of water.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The brooks on the hills began to gurgle below the ice.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The day was calm and soft, with films of cloud floating over the hills, and the indefinable suggestion of change in the air, of the breaking of the frost.
preparingverbUS /priˈperɪŋ/
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading It touched the earth through the thick mantle of ice and snow, and underneath in the rocky crust of frozen ground there was the movement of water.
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading It touched the earth through the thick mantle of ice and snow, and underneath in the rocky crust of frozen ground there was the movement of water.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The day was calm and soft, with films of cloud floating over the hills, and the indefinable suggestion of change in the air, of the breaking of the frost.
southwestnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθwest/
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
suggestionnounUS /səˈdʒestʃən/
an idea that is suggested
From this reading The day was calm and soft, with films of cloud floating over the hills, and the indefinable suggestion of change in the air, of the breaking of the frost.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading It touched the earth through the thick mantle of ice and snow, and underneath in the rocky crust of frozen ground there was the movement of water.
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 It touched the earth through the thick mantle of ice and snow, and underneath in the rocky crust of frozen ground there was the movement of water.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It touched the earth through the thick mantle of ice and snow, and underneath in the rocky crust of frozen ground there was the movement of water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading It touched the earth through the thick mantle of ice and snow, and underneath in the rocky crust of frozen ground there was the movement of water.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading It touched the earth through the thick mantle of ice and snow, and underneath in the rocky crust of frozen ground there was the movement of water.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It touched the earth through the thick mantle of ice and snow, and underneath in the rocky crust of frozen ground there was the movement of water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The southwest wind had brought with it from the low land the haze, as if it had come from far warm countries about the Gulf, where the flowers were already blooming and the birds preparing for the northward flight.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first of March was still deep winter in Grosvenor, but during the night the southwest wind had begun to blow, coming in at Isabelle's window with the cool freshness of anticipated spring.
