adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
absolutelyadverbUS /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
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 Then she sat down in her great chair, and all was still.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Though the room was always dusky, it was never at this season quite dark any time of the night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Though the room was always dusky, it was never at this season quite dark any time of the night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though the room was always dusky, it was never at this season quite dark any time of the night.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Then she sat down in her great chair, and all was still.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
cottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Though the room was always dusky, it was never at this season quite dark any time of the night.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
DREAMSnounUS /driːmz/
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading DREAMS.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
duskyadjective
lighted by or as if by twilight
From this reading Though the room was always dusky, it was never at this season quite dark any time of the night.
eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
excuseverbUS /ɪksˈkjuːs/
accept an excuse for
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
extraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
gloamin
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From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
Grannienoun
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
Grannie's
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From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then she sat down in her great chair, and all was still.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
invalidnounUS /ˈɪnvələd/
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
limbsnounUS /lɪmz/
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
needfuladjectiveUS /ˈniːdfəl/
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Though the room was always dusky, it was never at this season quite dark any time of the night.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Though the room was always dusky, it was never at this season quite dark any time of the night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
nurseverbUS /nɜːrs/
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Though the room was always dusky, it was never at this season quite dark any time of the night.
regardedverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪd/
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
requiredadjectiveUS /riˈkwaɪərd/
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Though the room was always dusky, it was never at this season quite dark any time of the night.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then she sat down in her great chair, and all was still.
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Though the room was always dusky, it was never at this season quite dark any time of the night.
shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
sidesnounUS /saɪdz/
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
sooneradverbUS /ˈsuːnər/
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Then she sat down in her great chair, and all was still.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she sat down in her great chair, and all was still.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Though the room was always dusky, it was never at this season quite dark any time of the night.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the room was always dusky, it was never at this season quite dark any time of the night.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Though the room was always dusky, it was never at this season quite dark any time of the night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
warmthnounUS /wɔːrmθ/
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though the room was always dusky, it was never at this season quite dark any time of the night.
watchesnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃəz/
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading It was not absolutely needful, except for the little cooking required by the invalid--for as such, in her pride of being his nurse, Grannie regarded him--but she welcomed the excuse for a little extra warmth to her old limbs during the night watches.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The gloamin’ came down much sooner in Grannie’s cottage than on the sides of the eastward hills, but the old woman made up her little fire, and it glowed a bright heart to the shadowy place.
