adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FROM that hour the fire of M'Adam's jealousy blazed into a mighty flame.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And now he felt he could never be happy till the Cup was his own--won outright.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The winning of the Dale Cup had become a mania with him.
blazedverbUS /bleɪzd/
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading FROM that hour the fire of M'Adam's jealousy blazed into a mighty flame.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And now he felt he could never be happy till the Cup was his own--won outright.
CupnounUS /kʌp/
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading The winning of the Dale Cup had become a mania with him.
DalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading The winning of the Dale Cup had become a mania with him.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading The fact of his having tasted the joys of victory served to whet his desire.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
DogsnounUS /dɑːɡz/
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/
the state or fact of existing
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact of his having tasted the joys of victory served to whet his desire.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading And now he felt he could never be happy till the Cup was his own--won outright.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading FROM that hour the fire of M'Adam's jealousy blazed into a mighty flame.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading FROM that hour the fire of M'Adam's jealousy blazed into a mighty flame.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM that hour the fire of M'Adam's jealousy blazed into a mighty flame.
GraynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The winning of the Dale Cup had become a mania with him.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading And now he felt he could never be happy till the Cup was his own--won outright.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The fact of his having tasted the joys of victory served to whet his desire.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The winning of the Dale Cup had become a mania with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact of his having tasted the joys of victory served to whet his desire.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading FROM that hour the fire of M'Adam's jealousy blazed into a mighty flame.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading FROM that hour the fire of M'Adam's jealousy blazed into a mighty flame.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
jealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading FROM that hour the fire of M'Adam's jealousy blazed into a mighty flame.
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The fact of his having tasted the joys of victory served to whet his desire.
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From this reading FROM that hour the fire of M'Adam's jealousy blazed into a mighty flame.
manianounUS /ˈmeɪniə/
an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
From this reading The winning of the Dale Cup had become a mania with him.
mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading FROM that hour the fire of M'Adam's jealousy blazed into a mighty flame.
MooresnounUS /mʊrz/
plural of “moore” — United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And now he felt he could never be happy till the Cup was his own--won outright.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now he felt he could never be happy till the Cup was his own--won outright.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM that hour the fire of M'Adam's jealousy blazed into a mighty flame.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
outrightadverbUS /ˈaʊˈtraɪt/
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading And now he felt he could never be happy till the Cup was his own--won outright.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And now he felt he could never be happy till the Cup was his own--won outright.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
resolvedadjectiveUS /riˈzɑːlvd/
determined
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
servedverbUS /sɜːrvd/
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading The fact of his having tasted the joys of victory served to whet his desire.
sonsnounUS /sʌnz/
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
tastedverbUS /ˈteɪstɪd/
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading The fact of his having tasted the joys of victory served to whet his desire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FROM that hour the fire of M'Adam's jealousy blazed into a mighty flame.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM that hour the fire of M'Adam's jealousy blazed into a mighty flame.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And now he felt he could never be happy till the Cup was his own--won outright.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fact of his having tasted the joys of victory served to whet his desire.
undutifuladjective
lacking due respect or dutifulness
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading The fact of his having tasted the joys of victory served to whet his desire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
whetverbUS /wet/
make keen or more acute
From this reading The fact of his having tasted the joys of victory served to whet his desire.
winningadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
having won
From this reading The winning of the Dale Cup had become a mania with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The winning of the Dale Cup had become a mania with him.
wonnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had won it once, and would again despite all the Moores, all the Gray Dogs, all the undutiful sons in existence; on that point he was resolved.
