AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A sudden passion for work had seized him.
activitiesnounUS /ækˈtɪvətiz/
plural of “activity” — any specific behavior
From this reading The passing incidents of life frequently have their hidden, their unsuspected part in determining his activities.
actsnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
artistnounUS /ˈɑːrtəst/
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
ArtoisnounUS /ɑːrˈtwɑː/
a former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)
From this reading During the last days Artois had not been to the island, nor had he seen the Marchesino.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the last days Artois had not been to the island, nor had he seen the Marchesino.
brainnounUS /breɪn/
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Since the night of Vere’s meeting with Peppina his brain had been in flood with thoughts.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
creativeadjectiveUS /kriˈeɪtɪv/
having the ability or power to create
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading During the last days Artois had not been to the island, nor had he seen the Marchesino.
depressingadjectiveUS /dɪˈpresɪŋ/
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
determiningadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜːrmənɪŋ/
having the power or quality of deciding
From this reading The passing incidents of life frequently have their hidden, their unsuspected part in determining his activities.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the last days Artois had not been to the island, nor had he seen the Marchesino.
encouragingadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
expectsverbUS /ɪkˈspekts/
third-person singular of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Since the night of Vere’s meeting with Peppina his brain had been in flood with thoughts.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A sudden passion for work had seized him.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
frequentlyadverbUS /ˈfriːkwəntli/
many times at short intervals
From this reading The passing incidents of life frequently have their hidden, their unsuspected part in determining his activities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the last days Artois had not been to the island, nor had he seen the Marchesino.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The passing incidents of life frequently have their hidden, their unsuspected part in determining his activities.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the last days Artois had not been to the island, nor had he seen the Marchesino.
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading The passing incidents of life frequently have their hidden, their unsuspected part in determining his activities.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A sudden passion for work had seized him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since the night of Vere’s meeting with Peppina his brain had been in flood with thoughts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since the night of Vere’s meeting with Peppina his brain had been in flood with thoughts.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading The passing incidents of life frequently have their hidden, their unsuspected part in determining his activities.
instinctnounUS /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading During the last days Artois had not been to the island, nor had he seen the Marchesino.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading During the last days Artois had not been to the island, nor had he seen the Marchesino.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
LifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
Marchesino
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the last days Artois had not been to the island, nor had he seen the Marchesino.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Since the night of Vere’s meeting with Peppina his brain had been in flood with thoughts.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Since the night of Vere’s meeting with Peppina his brain had been in flood with thoughts.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading During the last days Artois had not been to the island, nor had he seen the Marchesino.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During the last days Artois had not been to the island, nor had he seen the Marchesino.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since the night of Vere’s meeting with Peppina his brain had been in flood with thoughts.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The passing incidents of life frequently have their hidden, their unsuspected part in determining his activities.
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading The passing incidents of life frequently have their hidden, their unsuspected part in determining his activities.
passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading A sudden passion for work had seized him.
Peppina
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since the night of Vere’s meeting with Peppina his brain had been in flood with thoughts.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
repressingadjectiveUS /riˈpresɪŋ/
restrictive of action
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading During the last days Artois had not been to the island, nor had he seen the Marchesino.
seizedverbUS /siːzd/
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading A sudden passion for work had seized him.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the night of Vere’s meeting with Peppina his brain had been in flood with thoughts.
subtlyadverbUS /ˈsʌtəli/
in a subtle manner
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading A sudden passion for work had seized him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the last days Artois had not been to the island, nor had he seen the Marchesino.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The passing incidents of life frequently have their hidden, their unsuspected part in determining his activities.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Since the night of Vere’s meeting with Peppina his brain had been in flood with thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the last days Artois had not been to the island, nor had he seen the Marchesino.
unsuspectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnsəˈspektɪd/
not suspected or believed likely
From this reading The passing incidents of life frequently have their hidden, their unsuspected part in determining his activities.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
Vere's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since the night of Vere’s meeting with Peppina his brain had been in flood with thoughts.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Life often acts subtly upon the creative artist, repressing or encouraging his instinct to bring forth, depressing or exciting him when, perhaps, he expects it least.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since the night of Vere’s meeting with Peppina his brain had been in flood with thoughts.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading A sudden passion for work had seized him.
