adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How, and in what direction should we extend the inquiries necessary to a discovery of these Schoenmakers?
adviseverbUS /ædˈvaɪz/
give advice to
From this reading “I advise a thorough overhauling of the German quarter,” said my superior.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning Mr. Gryce and I met in serious consultation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But I shook my head at this.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Schmidt, and Rosenthal will help us and the result ought to be satisfactory.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I shook my head at this.
consultationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəlˈteɪʃən/
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading Next morning Mr. Gryce and I met in serious consultation.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading How, and in what direction should we extend the inquiries necessary to a discovery of these Schoenmakers?
discoverynounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/
the act of discovering something
From this reading How, and in what direction should we extend the inquiries necessary to a discovery of these Schoenmakers?
extendverbUS /ɪkˈstend/
extend in scope or range or area
From this reading How, and in what direction should we extend the inquiries necessary to a discovery of these Schoenmakers?
GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/
a person of German nationality
From this reading “I advise a thorough overhauling of the German quarter,” said my superior.
Gryce
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From this reading Next morning Mr. Gryce and I met in serious consultation.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But I shook my head at this.
helpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Schmidt, and Rosenthal will help us and the result ought to be satisfactory.”
How
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From this reading How, and in what direction should we extend the inquiries necessary to a discovery of these Schoenmakers?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next morning Mr. Gryce and I met in serious consultation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next morning Mr. Gryce and I met in serious consultation.
inquiriesnounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪəriz/
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading How, and in what direction should we extend the inquiries necessary to a discovery of these Schoenmakers?
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Next morning Mr. Gryce and I met in serious consultation.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning Mr. Gryce and I met in serious consultation.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Next morning Mr. Gryce and I met in serious consultation.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I advise a thorough overhauling of the German quarter,” said my superior.
necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/
absolutely essential
From this reading How, and in what direction should we extend the inquiries necessary to a discovery of these Schoenmakers?
NextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning Mr. Gryce and I met in serious consultation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How, and in what direction should we extend the inquiries necessary to a discovery of these Schoenmakers?
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Schmidt, and Rosenthal will help us and the result ought to be satisfactory.”
overhaulingverbUS /ˈoʊvərhɔːlɪŋ/
-ing form of “overhaul” — travel past
From this reading “I advise a thorough overhauling of the German quarter,” said my superior.
quarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/
one of four equal parts
From this reading “I advise a thorough overhauling of the German quarter,” said my superior.
resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “Schmidt, and Rosenthal will help us and the result ought to be satisfactory.”
Rosenthal
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From this reading “Schmidt, and Rosenthal will help us and the result ought to be satisfactory.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I advise a thorough overhauling of the German quarter,” said my superior.
satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/
giving satisfaction
From this reading “Schmidt, and Rosenthal will help us and the result ought to be satisfactory.”
SchmidtnounUS /ʃmɪt/
German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
From this reading “Schmidt, and Rosenthal will help us and the result ought to be satisfactory.”
Schoenmakers
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From this reading How, and in what direction should we extend the inquiries necessary to a discovery of these Schoenmakers?
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Next morning Mr. Gryce and I met in serious consultation.
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading But I shook my head at this.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading How, and in what direction should we extend the inquiries necessary to a discovery of these Schoenmakers?
superioradjectiveUS /suːˈpɪriər/
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading “I advise a thorough overhauling of the German quarter,” said my superior.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How, and in what direction should we extend the inquiries necessary to a discovery of these Schoenmakers?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading How, and in what direction should we extend the inquiries necessary to a discovery of these Schoenmakers?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I shook my head at this.
thoroughadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːroʊ/
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading “I advise a thorough overhauling of the German quarter,” said my superior.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How, and in what direction should we extend the inquiries necessary to a discovery of these Schoenmakers?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Schmidt, and Rosenthal will help us and the result ought to be satisfactory.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How, and in what direction should we extend the inquiries necessary to a discovery of these Schoenmakers?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How, and in what direction should we extend the inquiries necessary to a discovery of these Schoenmakers?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Schmidt, and Rosenthal will help us and the result ought to be satisfactory.”
