AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SHORT MORNING Aunt Abigail was gone, Eleanor was gone.
Abigail
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From this reading A SHORT MORNING Aunt Abigail was gone, Eleanor was gone.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Elizabeth Ann stretched and yawned and looked about her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elizabeth Ann stretched and yawned and looked about her.
Ann
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From this reading Elizabeth Ann stretched and yawned and looked about her.
AuntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading A SHORT MORNING Aunt Abigail was gone, Eleanor was gone.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The room was quite empty except for the bright sunshine pouring in through the small-paned windows.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
Eleanor
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From this reading A SHORT MORNING Aunt Abigail was gone, Eleanor was gone.
ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Elizabeth Ann stretched and yawned and looked about her.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The room was quite empty except for the bright sunshine pouring in through the small-paned windows.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The room was quite empty except for the bright sunshine pouring in through the small-paned windows.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The room was quite empty except for the bright sunshine pouring in through the small-paned windows.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
funnyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌni/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading What funny wall-paper it was—so old-fashioned looking!
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading A SHORT MORNING Aunt Abigail was gone, Eleanor was gone.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Elizabeth Ann stretched and yawned and looked about her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
horse'snounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The room was quite empty except for the bright sunshine pouring in through the small-paned windows.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What funny wall-paper it was—so old-fashioned looking!
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Elizabeth Ann stretched and yawned and looked about her.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading What funny wall-paper it was—so old-fashioned looking!
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
MORNINGnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A SHORT MORNING Aunt Abigail was gone, Eleanor was gone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading What funny wall-paper it was—so old-fashioned looking!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading The room was quite empty except for the bright sunshine pouring in through the small-paned windows.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The room was quite empty except for the bright sunshine pouring in through the small-paned windows.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was quite empty except for the bright sunshine pouring in through the small-paned windows.
sacksnounUS /sæks/
plural of “sack” — a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
SHORTadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading A SHORT MORNING Aunt Abigail was gone, Eleanor was gone.
small-paned
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From this reading The room was quite empty except for the bright sunshine pouring in through the small-paned windows.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What funny wall-paper it was—so old-fashioned looking!
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Elizabeth Ann stretched and yawned and looked about her.
sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
the rays of the sun
From this reading The room was quite empty except for the bright sunshine pouring in through the small-paned windows.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room was quite empty except for the bright sunshine pouring in through the small-paned windows.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The room was quite empty except for the bright sunshine pouring in through the small-paned windows.
wall-paper
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What funny wall-paper it was—so old-fashioned looking!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SHORT MORNING Aunt Abigail was gone, Eleanor was gone.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What funny wall-paper it was—so old-fashioned looking!
willow-trees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The room was quite empty except for the bright sunshine pouring in through the small-paned windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The picture was of a blue river and a brown mill, with green willow-trees over it, and a man with sacks on his horse’s back stood in front of the mill.
yawnedverbUS /jɔːnd/
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading Elizabeth Ann stretched and yawned and looked about her.
