AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was thick and oppressive, full of the day's heat that had not blown away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No moon showed that night, and few stars twinkled between the slow-moving clouds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aunt Jane had grown suspicious of late, and Lucy, much as she wanted to trust her with her secret, dared not do it.
auntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The air was thick and oppressive, full of the day's heat that had not blown away.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading No moon showed that night, and few stars twinkled between the slow-moving clouds.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading The air was thick and oppressive, full of the day's heat that had not blown away.
Bostil
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading No moon showed that night, and few stars twinkled between the slow-moving clouds.
daredverbUS /derd/
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Aunt Jane had grown suspicious of late, and Lucy, much as she wanted to trust her with her secret, dared not do it.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The air was thick and oppressive, full of the day's heat that had not blown away.
desertverbUS /ˈdezərt/
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Aunt Jane had grown suspicious of late, and Lucy, much as she wanted to trust her with her secret, dared not do it.
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
evadeverbUS /ɪˈveɪd/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
exitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading No moon showed that night, and few stars twinkled between the slow-moving clouds.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The air was thick and oppressive, full of the day's heat that had not blown away.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
grandeurnounUS /ɡrænˈduːr/
the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Aunt Jane had grown suspicious of late, and Lucy, much as she wanted to trust her with her secret, dared not do it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The air was thick and oppressive, full of the day's heat that had not blown away.
heatnounUS /hiːt/
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The air was thick and oppressive, full of the day's heat that had not blown away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
horizonnounUS /hərˈaɪzən/
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Jane had grown suspicious of late, and Lucy, much as she wanted to trust her with her secret, dared not do it.
Jane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Jane had grown suspicious of late, and Lucy, much as she wanted to trust her with her secret, dared not do it.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Aunt Jane had grown suspicious of late, and Lucy, much as she wanted to trust her with her secret, dared not do it.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
lightningnounUS /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
majestynounUS /ˈmædʒəsti/
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
monumentsnounUS /ˈmɑːnjəmənts/
plural of “monument” — a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
moonnounUS /muːn/
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading No moon showed that night, and few stars twinkled between the slow-moving clouds.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Aunt Jane had grown suspicious of late, and Lucy, much as she wanted to trust her with her secret, dared not do it.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading No moon showed that night, and few stars twinkled between the slow-moving clouds.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No moon showed that night, and few stars twinkled between the slow-moving clouds.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The air was thick and oppressive, full of the day's heat that had not blown away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air was thick and oppressive, full of the day's heat that had not blown away.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
oppressiveadjectiveUS /əˈpresɪv/
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading The air was thick and oppressive, full of the day's heat that had not blown away.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
ropesnounUS /roʊps/
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Aunt Jane had grown suspicious of late, and Lucy, much as she wanted to trust her with her secret, dared not do it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aunt Jane had grown suspicious of late, and Lucy, much as she wanted to trust her with her secret, dared not do it.
sheetsnounUS /ʃiːts/
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading No moon showed that night, and few stars twinkled between the slow-moving clouds.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
slow-movingadjective
moving slowly
From this reading No moon showed that night, and few stars twinkled between the slow-moving clouds.
starsnounUS /stɑːrz/
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading No moon showed that night, and few stars twinkled between the slow-moving clouds.
stormverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
suspiciousadjectiveUS /səˈspɪʃəs/
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading Aunt Jane had grown suspicious of late, and Lucy, much as she wanted to trust her with her secret, dared not do it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No moon showed that night, and few stars twinkled between the slow-moving clouds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No moon showed that night, and few stars twinkled between the slow-moving clouds.
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 The air was thick and oppressive, full of the day's heat that had not blown away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
trustnounUS /trʌst/
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Aunt Jane had grown suspicious of late, and Lucy, much as she wanted to trust her with her secret, dared not do it.
twinkledverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəld/
past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading No moon showed that night, and few stars twinkled between the slow-moving clouds.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Aunt Jane had grown suspicious of late, and Lucy, much as she wanted to trust her with her secret, dared not do it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was thick and oppressive, full of the day's heat that had not blown away.
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading A dry storm moved in dry majesty across the horizon, and the sheets and ropes of lightning, blazing white behind the black monuments, gave weird and beautiful grandeur to the desert.
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 Lucy Bostil had to evade her aunt to get out of the house, and the window, that had not been the means of exit since Bostil left, once more came into use.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Aunt Jane had grown suspicious of late, and Lucy, much as she wanted to trust her with her secret, dared not do it.
