affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading "How did this dreadful state of affairs, in which the world now finds itself, arise?
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Were there no warnings uttered by any intelligent men?
ariseverbUS /ərˈaɪz/
come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading "How did this dreadful state of affairs, in which the world now finds itself, arise?
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading To while away the time we conversed upon subjects that were near our hearts.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED We were uneasy, restless, longing for the night to come.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Were there no warnings uttered by any intelligent men?
CAMEverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED We were uneasy, restless, longing for the night to come.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED We were uneasy, restless, longing for the night to come.
conversedverbUS /kənˈvɜːrst/
past form of “converse” — carry on a conversation
From this reading To while away the time we conversed upon subjects that were near our hearts.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did this dreadful state of affairs, in which the world now finds itself, arise?
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "How did this dreadful state of affairs, in which the world now finds itself, arise?
findsnounUS /faɪndz/
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading "How did this dreadful state of affairs, in which the world now finds itself, arise?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED We were uneasy, restless, longing for the night to come.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I said to Maximilian while he paced the room:
heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading To while away the time we conversed upon subjects that were near our hearts.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED We were uneasy, restless, longing for the night to come.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said to Maximilian while he paced the room:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "How did this dreadful state of affairs, in which the world now finds itself, arise?
intelligentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒənt/
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading Were there no warnings uttered by any intelligent men?
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "How did this dreadful state of affairs, in which the world now finds itself, arise?
longingnounUS /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED We were uneasy, restless, longing for the night to come.
Maximilian
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From this reading I said to Maximilian while he paced the room:
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Were there no warnings uttered by any intelligent men?
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading To while away the time we conversed upon subjects that were near our hearts.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED We were uneasy, restless, longing for the night to come.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Were there no warnings uttered by any intelligent men?
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "How did this dreadful state of affairs, in which the world now finds itself, arise?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How did this dreadful state of affairs, in which the world now finds itself, arise?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading To while away the time we conversed upon subjects that were near our hearts.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading I said to Maximilian while he paced the room:
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED We were uneasy, restless, longing for the night to come.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I said to Maximilian while he paced the room:
RUINEDadjectiveUS /ˈruːənd/
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED We were uneasy, restless, longing for the night to come.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said to Maximilian while he paced the room:
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "How did this dreadful state of affairs, in which the world now finds itself, arise?
subjectsnounUS /ˈsʌbdʒɪkts/
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading To while away the time we conversed upon subjects that were near our hearts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To while away the time we conversed upon subjects that were near our hearts.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED We were uneasy, restless, longing for the night to come.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Were there no warnings uttered by any intelligent men?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How did this dreadful state of affairs, in which the world now finds itself, arise?
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading To while away the time we conversed upon subjects that were near our hearts.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED We were uneasy, restless, longing for the night to come.
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED We were uneasy, restless, longing for the night to come.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To while away the time we conversed upon subjects that were near our hearts.
utteredadjectiveUS /ˈʌtərd/
communicated in words
From this reading Were there no warnings uttered by any intelligent men?
warningsnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋz/
plural of “warning” — a message informing of danger
From this reading Were there no warnings uttered by any intelligent men?
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED We were uneasy, restless, longing for the night to come.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED We were uneasy, restless, longing for the night to come.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "How did this dreadful state of affairs, in which the world now finds itself, arise?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading To while away the time we conversed upon subjects that were near our hearts.
WORLDnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading HOW THE WORLD CAME TO BE RUINED We were uneasy, restless, longing for the night to come.
