Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
addition
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But as she was turning away from the window a second figure, a horseman, appeared in another direction by a cross-road, a shorter cut through her domain.
apparently
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That memory apparently settled her vacillating mind; she determined she would NOT go to the dance.
appeared
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as she was turning away from the window a second figure, a horseman, appeared in another direction by a cross-road, a shorter cut through her domain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
away
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as she was turning away from the window a second figure, a horseman, appeared in another direction by a cross-road, a shorter cut through her domain.
back
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as she was turning away from the window a second figure, a horseman, appeared in another direction by a cross-road, a shorter cut through her domain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
changing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
conflicting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
conscious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
cross-road
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as she was turning away from the window a second figure, a horseman, appeared in another direction by a cross-road, a shorter cut through her domain.
cut
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as she was turning away from the window a second figure, a horseman, appeared in another direction by a cross-road, a shorter cut through her domain.
dance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That memory apparently settled her vacillating mind; she determined she would NOT go to the dance.
darkening
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading That memory apparently settled her vacillating mind; she determined she would NOT go to the dance.
direction
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as she was turning away from the window a second figure, a horseman, appeared in another direction by a cross-road, a shorter cut through her domain.
discharge
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
domain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as she was turning away from the window a second figure, a horseman, appeared in another direction by a cross-road, a shorter cut through her domain.
doubts
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
down
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
faint
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
figure
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as she was turning away from the window a second figure, a horseman, appeared in another direction by a cross-road, a shorter cut through her domain.
followed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
gazing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
go
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That memory apparently settled her vacillating mind; she determined she would NOT go to the dance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
Heavy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
hidden
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
Hill
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
horseman
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as she was turning away from the window a second figure, a horseman, appeared in another direction by a cross-road, a shorter cut through her domain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
just
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
landscape
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
level
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
lightening
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
like
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
man
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading That memory apparently settled her vacillating mind; she determined she would NOT go to the dance.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That memory apparently settled her vacillating mind; she determined she would NOT go to the dance.
mist
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That memory apparently settled her vacillating mind; she determined she would NOT go to the dance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
often
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
onset
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
pack
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
passing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
prospectors
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
rain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
resolutions
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
road
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
rolling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
saturated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
second
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as she was turning away from the window a second figure, a horseman, appeared in another direction by a cross-road, a shorter cut through her domain.
see
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
seen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
settled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That memory apparently settled her vacillating mind; she determined she would NOT go to the dance.
shape
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
shorter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as she was turning away from the window a second figure, a horseman, appeared in another direction by a cross-road, a shorter cut through her domain.
shower
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
smoke
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
soil
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
sun
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That memory apparently settled her vacillating mind; she determined she would NOT go to the dance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
Thus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
tramping
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
Tree
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
turning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as she was turning away from the window a second figure, a horseman, appeared in another direction by a cross-road, a shorter cut through her domain.
vacillating
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That memory apparently settled her vacillating mind; she determined she would NOT go to the dance.
vaguely
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
volleying
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
warm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A long volleying shower had just passed down the level landscape, and was followed by a rolling mist from the warm saturated soil like the smoke of the discharge.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Thus gazing, she was vaguely conscious of an addition to the landscape in the shape of a man who was passing down the road with a pack on his back like the tramping “prospectors” she had often seen at Heavy Tree Hill.
window
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as she was turning away from the window a second figure, a horseman, appeared in another direction by a cross-road, a shorter cut through her domain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Through it she could see a faint lightening of the hidden sun, again darkening through a sudden onset of rain, and changing as with her conflicting doubts and resolutions.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That memory apparently settled her vacillating mind; she determined she would NOT go to the dance.
