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 GLEAM OF LIGHT.
aid
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She soon gained the shed and managed to mount on to the top of it by the aid of the barrel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
bare
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
barrel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She soon gained the shed and managed to mount on to the top of it by the aid of the barrel.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
brambles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
briars
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She soon gained the shed and managed to mount on to the top of it by the aid of the barrel.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
Craning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
crashing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
dreary
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
dusty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
else
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
embankment
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
fled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
gained
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She soon gained the shed and managed to mount on to the top of it by the aid of the barrel.
GLEAM
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GLEAM OF LIGHT.
Harston
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
hedges
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no pony-carriage in sight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She soon gained the shed and managed to mount on to the top of it by the aid of the barrel.
Kate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
lane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
LIGHT
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GLEAM OF LIGHT.
line
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
managed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She soon gained the shed and managed to mount on to the top of it by the aid of the barrel.
mount
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She soon gained the shed and managed to mount on to the top of it by the aid of the barrel.
neck
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no pony-carriage in sight.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GLEAM OF LIGHT.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She soon gained the shed and managed to mount on to the top of it by the aid of the barrel.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
pain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
pony-carriage
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no pony-carriage in sight.
possibility
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
quickly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
railway
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
regardless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
safety
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
scratches
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
see
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
shed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She soon gained the shed and managed to mount on to the top of it by the aid of the barrel.
side
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
sight
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no pony-carriage in sight.
soon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She soon gained the shed and managed to mount on to the top of it by the aid of the barrel.
stand
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
stumbling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
There
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no pony-carriage in sight.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She soon gained the shed and managed to mount on to the top of it by the aid of the barrel.
top
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She soon gained the shed and managed to mount on to the top of it by the aid of the barrel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no pony-carriage in sight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
withered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Craning her neck, she could see the long dusty lane, with the bare withered hedges upon either side, and the dreary line of the railway embankment beyond.
wood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate Harston fled as quickly as she could through the wood, stumbling over the brambles and crashing through the briars, regardless of pain or scratches or anything else which could stand between her and the possibility of safety.
