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 A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
any
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
arm's-length
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
arms
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
birds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
cross
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
Dick
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
Esther
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
eyes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
fashion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
heard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Esther!’ he said; you should have heard his voice!
held
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
insects
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
later
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
lips
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
met
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
MONTH
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
other's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
remarked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
roads
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Esther!’ he said; you should have heard his voice!
see
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
set
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Dick!’ said she.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘Esther!’ he said; you should have heard his voice!
stile
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
straight
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
summer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
Then
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he held her at arm’s-length, and they looked straight into each other’s eyes.
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
together
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
voice
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Esther!’ he said; you should have heard his voice!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Dick took her in his arms, and their lips were set together for a long while.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A MONTH later Dick and Esther met at the stile beside the cross roads; had there been any one to see them but the birds and summer insects, it would have been remarked that they met after a different fashion from the day before.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Esther!’ he said; you should have heard his voice!
