adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
ADOREverbUS /əˈdɔːr/
love intensely
From this reading “ADORE HAS ONLY ONE D.”
adventuresnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading After all, adventures are to the adventurous.
adventurousadjectiveUS /ædˈventʃərəs/
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
From this reading After all, adventures are to the adventurous.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, adventures are to the adventurous.
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 After all, adventures are to the adventurous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In this prosaic twentieth century the Land of Romance still beckons to eager eyes and gallant hearts.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After all, adventures are to the adventurous.
beckonsverbUS /ˈbekənz/
third-person singular of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading In this prosaic twentieth century the Land of Romance still beckons to eager eyes and gallant hearts.
Bucky
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From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
centurynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/
a period of 100 years
From this reading In this prosaic twentieth century the Land of Romance still beckons to eager eyes and gallant hearts.
comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
counting-machine
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From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
DnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading “ADORE HAS ONLY ONE D.”
dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
denyverbUS /dɪˈnaɪ/
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
devotedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvoʊtɪd/
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
dubiousadjectiveUS /ˈduːbiəs/
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
dulness
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From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading In this prosaic twentieth century the Land of Romance still beckons to eager eyes and gallant hearts.
elasticadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæstɪk/
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading In this prosaic twentieth century the Land of Romance still beckons to eager eyes and gallant hearts.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
gallantadjectiveUS /ˈɡælənt/
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading In this prosaic twentieth century the Land of Romance still beckons to eager eyes and gallant hearts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “ADORE HAS ONLY ONE D.”
hazardsnounUS /ˈhæzərdz/
plural of “hazard” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading In this prosaic twentieth century the Land of Romance still beckons to eager eyes and gallant hearts.
heelnounUS /hiːl/
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this prosaic twentieth century the Land of Romance still beckons to eager eyes and gallant hearts.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
LandnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading In this prosaic twentieth century the Land of Romance still beckons to eager eyes and gallant hearts.
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
missionnounUS /ˈmɪʃən/
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
money-grabber
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From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
mysterynounUS /ˈmɪstəri/
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
nerve-racked
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From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this prosaic twentieth century the Land of Romance still beckons to eager eyes and gallant hearts.
offerverbUS /ˈɔːfər/
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ADORE HAS ONLY ONE D.”
ONLYadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “ADORE HAS ONLY ONE D.”
pessimismnounUS /ˈpesəmɪzəm/
the feeling that things will turn out badly
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
prosaicadjectiveUS /proʊˈzeɪɪk/
not fanciful or imaginative
From this reading In this prosaic twentieth century the Land of Romance still beckons to eager eyes and gallant hearts.
RomancenounUS /roʊˈmæns/
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading In this prosaic twentieth century the Land of Romance still beckons to eager eyes and gallant hearts.
ruttedadjectiveUS /ˈrʌtɪd/
full of ruts
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
scornnounUS /skɔːrn/
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading In this prosaic twentieth century the Land of Romance still beckons to eager eyes and gallant hearts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After all, adventures are to the adventurous.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this prosaic twentieth century the Land of Romance still beckons to eager eyes and gallant hearts.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After all, adventures are to the adventurous.
twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading In this prosaic twentieth century the Land of Romance still beckons to eager eyes and gallant hearts.
venturenounUS /ˈventʃər/
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So it was that Bucky and his little comrade found nothing of dulness in the mission to which they had devoted themselves.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The rutted money-grabber may deny till he is a nerve-racked counting-machine, but youth, even to the end of time, will laugh to scorn his pessimism and venture with elastic heel where danger and mystery offer their dubious hazards.
