adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a three days' march to the cross roads.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
boreverbUS /bɔːr/
cause to be bored
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
COMPASSIONnounUS /kəmˈpæʃən/
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
From this reading COMPASSION FUSES THE PROFESSOR'S HEART Next day we started early.
complaintsnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnts/
plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
confessverbUS /kənˈfes/
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
crossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading It was a three days' march to the cross roads.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading COMPASSION FUSES THE PROFESSOR'S HEART Next day we started early.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was a three days' march to the cross roads.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading COMPASSION FUSES THE PROFESSOR'S HEART Next day we started early.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading I will not speak of the sufferings we endured in our return.
expressionsnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃənz/
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading We had to hasten forward.
FUSESnounUS /ˈfjuːzəz/
plural of “fuse” — an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
From this reading COMPASSION FUSES THE PROFESSOR'S HEART Next day we started early.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had to hasten forward.
HansnounUS /hɑːns/
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
hastenverbUS /ˈheɪsən/
act or move at high speed
From this reading We had to hasten forward.
HEARTnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading COMPASSION FUSES THE PROFESSOR'S HEART Next day we started early.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will not speak of the sufferings we endured in our return.
impatiencenounUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will not speak of the sufferings we endured in our return.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a three days' march to the cross roads.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
marchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading It was a three days' march to the cross roads.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
NextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading COMPASSION FUSES THE PROFESSOR'S HEART Next day we started early.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not speak of the sufferings we endured in our return.
obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will not speak of the sufferings we endured in our return.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I will not speak of the sufferings we endured in our return.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
passiveadjectiveUS /ˈpæsɪv/
lacking in energy or will
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
PROFESSOR'SnounUS /prəˈfesərz/
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading COMPASSION FUSES THE PROFESSOR'S HEART Next day we started early.
resignationnounUS /ˌrezəɡˈneɪʃən/
acceptance of despair
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I will not speak of the sufferings we endured in our return.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading It was a three days' march to the cross roads.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading I will not speak of the sufferings we endured in our return.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading COMPASSION FUSES THE PROFESSOR'S HEART Next day we started early.
sufferingsnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading I will not speak of the sufferings we endured in our return.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMPASSION FUSES THE PROFESSOR'S HEART Next day we started early.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was a three days' march to the cross roads.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had to hasten forward.
unclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a three days' march to the cross roads.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading COMPASSION FUSES THE PROFESSOR'S HEART Next day we started early.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a flaw or weak point
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not speak of the sufferings we endured in our return.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My uncle bore them with the angry impatience of a man obliged to own his weakness; Hans with the resignation of his passive nature; I, I confess, with complaints and expressions of despair.
