adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
acquiredadjectiveUS /əˈkwaɪərd/
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading I had a natural faculty for this useful department of art.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
attainmentnounUS /əˈteɪnmənt/
the act of achieving an aim
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
branchesnounUS /ˈbræntʃəz/
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
caricaturesnounUS /kərˈɪkətʃərz/
plural of “caricature” — a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
consequencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwensəz/
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
curiousadjectiveUS /ˈkjʊriəs/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
departmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading I had a natural faculty for this useful department of art.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What was I to do?
drawverbUS /drɔː/
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
educateverbUS /ˈedʒəkeɪt/
give an education to
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
facultynounUS /ˈfækəlti/
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading I had a natural faculty for this useful department of art.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had a natural faculty for this useful department of art.
greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a natural faculty for this useful department of art.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
importantadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
of great significance or value
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
improvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvd/
made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
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 opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
mastersnounUS /ˈmæstərz/
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
medicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading I had a natural faculty for this useful department of art.
obligingadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
opportunitynounUS /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnəti/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
pocketnounUS /ˈpɑːkət/
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
practicenounUS /ˈpræktəs/
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
presentedverbUS /priˈzentɪd/
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
professionnounUS /prəˈfeʃən/
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
profitnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
sourcenounUS /sɔːrs/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had a natural faculty for this useful department of art.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
usefuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːsfəl/
being of use or service
From this reading I had a natural faculty for this useful department of art.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was I to do?
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE opportunity I wanted presented itself in a curious way, and led, unexpectedly enough, to some rather important consequences.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was I to do?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I improved it greatly by practice in secret after I left school, and I ended by making it a source of profit and pocket money to me when I entered the medical profession.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I have already stated, among the other branches of human attainment which I acquired at the public school, that I learned to draw caricatures of the masters who were so obliging as to educate me.
