adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
allowingverbUS /əˈlaʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
alterverbUS /ˈɔːltər/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "Will nothing alter your decision?" he says.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There is a story, with an excellent moral lesson, of a golfer whose wife had determined to leave him for ever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
attainverbUS /əˈteɪn/
to gain with effort
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
chosennounUS /ˈtʃoʊzən/
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
decisionnounUS /dɪˈsɪʒən/
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading "Will nothing alter your decision?" he says.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜːrmənd/
characterized by great determination
From this reading There is a story, with an excellent moral lesson, of a golfer whose wife had determined to leave him for ever.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading There is a story, with an excellent moral lesson, of a golfer whose wife had determined to leave him for ever.
excellentadjectiveUS /ˈeksələnt/
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading There is a story, with an excellent moral lesson, of a golfer whose wife had determined to leave him for ever.
externaladjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɜːrnəl/
happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is a story, with an excellent moral lesson, of a golfer whose wife had determined to leave him for ever.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
golfernounUS /ˈɡɑːlfər/
someone who plays the game of golf
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There is a story, with an excellent moral lesson, of a golfer whose wife had determined to leave him for ever.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Will nothing alter your decision?" he says.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
I'll
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From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
induceverbUS /ˌɪnˈduːs/
cause to arise
From this reading "Will nothing induce you to stay?
influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
knowingadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊɪŋ/
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading There is a story, with an excellent moral lesson, of a golfer whose wife had determined to leave him for ever.
lessonnounUS /ˈlesən/
a unit of instruction
From this reading There is a story, with an excellent moral lesson, of a golfer whose wife had determined to leave him for ever.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading There is a story, with an excellent moral lesson, of a golfer whose wife had determined to leave him for ever.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
neglectsnounUS /nɪˈɡlekts/
plural of “neglect” — lack of attention and due care
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Will nothing alter your decision?" he says.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
opportunitynounUS /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnəti/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
perfectionnounUS /pərˈfekʃən/
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
practising
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
puttingnounUS /ˈpʌtɪŋ/
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
rubverbUS /rʌb/
move over something with pressure
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Will nothing alter your decision?" he says.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Will nothing induce you to stay?
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading There is a story, with an excellent moral lesson, of a golfer whose wife had determined to leave him for ever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a story, with an excellent moral lesson, of a golfer whose wife had determined to leave him for ever.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
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 Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading There is a story, with an excellent moral lesson, of a golfer whose wife had determined to leave him for ever.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading There is a story, with an excellent moral lesson, of a golfer whose wife had determined to leave him for ever.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will nothing alter your decision?" he says.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There is a story, with an excellent moral lesson, of a golfer whose wife had determined to leave him for ever.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will nothing induce you to stay?
you're
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From this reading Well, then, while you're packing, I think I'll go out on the lawn and rub up my putting a bit."
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your true golfer is a man who, knowing that life is short and perfection hard to attain, neglects no opportunity of practising his chosen sport, allowing neither wind nor weather nor any external influence to keep him from it.
