adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
activitiesnounUS /ækˈtɪvətiz/
plural of “activity” — any specific behavior
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
articlesnounUS /ˈɑːrtəkəlz/
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
causedverbUS /kɑːzd/
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
collaboratorsnounUS /kəˈlæbəreɪtərz/
plural of “collaborator” — someone who assists in a plot
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
compassed
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From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
consumedverbUS /kənˈsuːmd/
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
contributionsnounUS /ˌkɑːntrəˈbjuːʃənz/
plural of “contribution” — the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
disoccupation
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From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
dutiesnounUS /ˈduːtiz/
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
editorshipnounUS /ˈedətərʃɪp/
the position of editor
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
embarrassedadjectiveUS /ɪmˈberəst/
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
expectationsnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
fenceverbUS /fens/
enclose with a fence
From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
fulfilledadjectiveUS /fʊlˈfɪld/
completed to perfection
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
Fulkerson's
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From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
importunateadjective
expressing persistant and earnest entreaty
From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
interviewsnounUS /ˈɪntərvjuːz/
plural of “interview” — the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
MostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
held or filled or in use
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
postverbUS /poʊst/
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
relationsnounUS /riˈleɪʃənz/
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
reveriesnounUS /ˈrevəriz/
plural of “revery” — an abstracted state of absorption
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
socialadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəl/
relating to human society and its members
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
spitenounUS /spaɪt/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
strenuousadjectiveUS /ˈstrenjuːəs/
characterized by or performed with much energy or force
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
uninterruptedlyadverb
without interruption
From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
valuableadjectiveUS /ˈvæljəbəl/
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
visitorsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtərz/
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When any one came, March found himself embarrassed and a little anxious.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On its social side it had not fulfilled all the expectations which Fulkerson's radiant sketch of its duties and relations had caused him to form of it.
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The boy on the stairs, who was to fence him from importunate visitors, led a life of luxurious disoccupation, and whistled almost uninterruptedly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading What really occupied and compassed his activities, in spite of his strenuous reveries of work beyond it, was his editorship.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
YorknounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Most of the contributions came from a distance; even the articles written in New York reached him through the post, and so far from having his valuable time, as they called it, consumed in interviews with his collaborators, he rarely saw any of them.
