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 "Hush!" said the widow, "there's a carriage coming on the road--close to us."
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
ante-nuptial
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
arms
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
back
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they were only just in time to escape the vigilant eyes of a new visitor.
Captain's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
carriage
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hush!" said the widow, "there's a carriage coming on the road--close to us."
caught
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
close
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hush!" said the widow, "there's a carriage coming on the road--close to us."
coming
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hush!" said the widow, "there's a carriage coming on the road--close to us."
dressed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
early
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
escape
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they were only just in time to escape the vigilant eyes of a new visitor.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
eyes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they were only just in time to escape the vigilant eyes of a new visitor.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The First Kiss.
forty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
Greenow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
habiliments
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
high
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
Hush
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hush!" said the widow, "there's a carriage coming on the road--close to us."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
just
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they were only just in time to escape the vigilant eyes of a new visitor.
Kiss
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The First Kiss.
love
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
Mrs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
new
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they were only just in time to escape the vigilant eyes of a new visitor.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hush!" said the widow, "there's a carriage coming on the road--close to us."
only
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they were only just in time to escape the vigilant eyes of a new visitor.
perhaps
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
permitted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
place
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
public
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
road
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hush!" said the widow, "there's a carriage coming on the road--close to us."
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hush!" said the widow, "there's a carriage coming on the road--close to us."
scene
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
Shap
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
sombre
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
spoke
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
sweetheart
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The First Kiss.
there's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hush!" said the widow, "there's a carriage coming on the road--close to us."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they were only just in time to escape the vigilant eyes of a new visitor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hush!" said the widow, "there's a carriage coming on the road--close to us."
together
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
toying
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hush!" said the widow, "there's a carriage coming on the road--close to us."
Vavasor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
very
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
vigilant
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they were only just in time to escape the vigilant eyes of a new visitor.
visitor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they were only just in time to escape the vigilant eyes of a new visitor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
well
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
widow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hush!" said the widow, "there's a carriage coming on the road--close to us."
widowhood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was on the high road from Shap to Vavasor, and as she was still dressed in all the sombre habiliments of early widowhood, and as neither he nor his sweetheart were under forty, perhaps it was as well that they were not caught toying together in so very public a place.
words
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Greenow, as she spoke these words, drew back from the Captain's arms before the first kiss of permitted ante-nuptial love had been exchanged.
