adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a lovely day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The fields lay about all wet, but there was the sun above them, whose business it was to dry them.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The fields lay about all wet, but there was the sun above them, whose business it was to dry them.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was soft, with streaks of cold in it.
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 fields lay about all wet, but there was the sun above them, whose business it was to dry them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The fields lay about all wet, but there was the sun above them, whose business it was to dry them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a lovely day.
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The fields lay about all wet, but there was the sun above them, whose business it was to dry them.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The fields lay about all wet, but there was the sun above them, whose business it was to dry them.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The air was soft, with streaks of cold in it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely day.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The fields lay about all wet, but there was the sun above them, whose business it was to dry them.
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It was a lovely day.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
plentynounUS /ˈplenti/
a full supply
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
singingnounUS /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The air was soft, with streaks of cold in it.
streaksnounUS /striːks/
plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events
From this reading The air was soft, with streaks of cold in it.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The fields lay about all wet, but there was the sun above them, whose business it was to dry them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WATCHMAKER.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The fields lay about all wet, but there was the sun above them, whose business it was to dry them.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely day.
WATCHMAKERnoun
someone who makes or repairs watches
From this reading THE WATCHMAKER.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
wetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The fields lay about all wet, but there was the sun above them, whose business it was to dry them.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The fields lay about all wet, but there was the sun above them, whose business it was to dry them.
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 There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was soft, with streaks of cold in it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There would be plenty of cold and rough weather yet, but the winter was over and gone, and even to that late region of the north, the time of the singing of birds was come.
