adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
AlexandrianounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændriə/
a town in Louisiana on the Red River
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
allottedadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːtɪd/
given as a task
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _DOCTOR THORNE_--_THE BERTRAMS_--_THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN_.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
BERTRAMS
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From this reading _DOCTOR THORNE_--_THE BERTRAMS_--_THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was February, and the weather was miserable; but still I did my work.
cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was February, and the weather was miserable; but still I did my work.
DOCTORnounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading _DOCTOR THORNE_--_THE BERTRAMS_--_THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN_.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading It was February, and the weather was miserable; but still I did my work.
FrancenounUS /fræns/
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
improbus
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From this reading _Labor omnia vincit improbus_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
INDIESnounUS /ˈɪndiz/
plural of “indie” — a pop group not affiliated with a major record company
From this reading _DOCTOR THORNE_--_THE BERTRAMS_--_THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN_.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was February, and the weather was miserable; but still I did my work.
journeyedverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrnid/
past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
LabornounUS /ˈleɪbər/
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading _Labor omnia vincit improbus_.
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 On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
MAINadjectiveUS /meɪn/
most important element
From this reading _DOCTOR THORNE_--_THE BERTRAMS_--_THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN_.
MarseillesnounUS /mɑːrˈsaɪləs/
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading It was February, and the weather was miserable; but still I did my work.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
numbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
occasionnounUS /əˈkeɪʒən/
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
omnia
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From this reading _Labor omnia vincit improbus_.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
privacynounUS /ˈpraɪvəsi/
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
rushingnounUS /ˈrʌʃɪŋ/
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
SPANISHnounUS /ˈspænɪʃ/
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading _DOCTOR THORNE_--_THE BERTRAMS_--_THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN_.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading It was February, and the weather was miserable; but still I did my work.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _DOCTOR THORNE_--_THE BERTRAMS_--_THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN_.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this occasion more than once I left my paper on the cabin table, rushing away to be sick in the privacy of my state room.
THORNE
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From this reading _DOCTOR THORNE_--_THE BERTRAMS_--_THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
vincit
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From this reading _Labor omnia vincit improbus_.
voyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/
an act of traveling by water
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was February, and the weather was miserable; but still I did my work.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It was February, and the weather was miserable; but still I did my work.
WESTnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading _DOCTOR THORNE_--_THE BERTRAMS_--_THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN_.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It was February, and the weather was miserable; but still I did my work.
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading As I journeyed across France to Marseilles, and made thence a terribly rough voyage to Alexandria, I wrote my allotted number of pages every day.
