Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SECRET CONFERENCE.
affairs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
Campbell
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
character
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
CONFERENCE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SECRET CONFERENCE.
confess
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
consider
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
considerable
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was spending considerable time and money in the effort to recover his father's ward, and he did not like to fail.
decide
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
detailing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
devote
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was spending considerable time and money in the effort to recover his father's ward, and he did not like to fail.
disagreeable
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
Douglas
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
effort
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was spending considerable time and money in the effort to recover his father's ward, and he did not like to fail.
expedient
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
fail
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was spending considerable time and money in the effort to recover his father's ward, and he did not like to fail.
father's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was spending considerable time and money in the effort to recover his father's ward, and he did not like to fail.
find
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
Florence
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
fortunes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
hero
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was spending considerable time and money in the effort to recover his father's ward, and he did not like to fail.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
interwoven
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
leaving
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
like
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was spending considerable time and money in the effort to recover his father's ward, and he did not like to fail.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
Miss
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
money
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was spending considerable time and money in the effort to recover his father's ward, and he did not like to fail.
most
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
necessary
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was spending considerable time and money in the effort to recover his father's ward, and he did not like to fail.
obliged
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
Orton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
pleasure
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
presence
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
record
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
recover
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was spending considerable time and money in the effort to recover his father's ward, and he did not like to fail.
schemes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading A SECRET CONFERENCE.
seems
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
situation
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
space
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was spending considerable time and money in the effort to recover his father's ward, and he did not like to fail.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was spending considerable time and money in the effort to recover his father's ward, and he did not like to fail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
very
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
walk
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
ward
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was spending considerable time and money in the effort to recover his father's ward, and he did not like to fail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After leaving the presence of Miss Douglas he took a walk, to consider the situation and decide what it was most expedient to do.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I confess that I have no pleasure in detailing the schemes of Orton Campbell, who seems to me a very disagreeable character, but it seems necessary.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
young
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The affairs of Florence Douglas are so interwoven with the fortunes of my young hero that I find myself obliged to devote a part of my space to their record.
