adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nelson was a cool, selfish, calculating plodder with little imagination and less originality; he thought in grooves.
actionnounUS /ˈækʃən/
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
altogetheradverbUS /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the day of their first meeting, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray had clashed.
antagonismnounUS /ænˈtæɡənɪzəm/
a state of deep-seated ill-will
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
bankernounUS /ˈbæŋkər/
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading His was a splendid type of mind for a banker.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
blindnounUS /blaɪnd/
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
calculatingadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪŋ/
acting with a specific goal
From this reading Nelson was a cool, selfish, calculating plodder with little imagination and less originality; he thought in grooves.
CalvinnounUS /ˈkælvən/
United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
From this reading From the day of their first meeting, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray had clashed.
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
characteristicnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪk/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
clashedverbUS /klæʃt/
past form of “clash” — crash together with violent impact
From this reading From the day of their first meeting, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray had clashed.
colorlessadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərləs/
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Nelson was a cool, selfish, calculating plodder with little imagination and less originality; he thought in grooves.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading From the day of their first meeting, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray had clashed.
dealtverbUS /delt/
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
your usual mood
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
efficientadjectiveUS /ɪˈfɪʃənt/
being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading From the day of their first meeting, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray had clashed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His was a splendid type of mind for a banker.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the day of their first meeting, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray had clashed.
GraynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading From the day of their first meeting, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray had clashed.
groovesnounUS /ɡruːvz/
plural of “groove” — a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
From this reading Nelson was a cool, selfish, calculating plodder with little imagination and less originality; he thought in grooves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the day of their first meeting, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray had clashed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nelson was a cool, selfish, calculating plodder with little imagination and less originality; he thought in grooves.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading From the day of their first meeting, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray had clashed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His was a splendid type of mind for a banker.
humanitynounUS /hjuːˈmænɪti/
the quality of being humane
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Nelson was a cool, selfish, calculating plodder with little imagination and less originality; he thought in grooves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Nelson was a cool, selfish, calculating plodder with little imagination and less originality; he thought in grooves.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Nelson was a cool, selfish, calculating plodder with little imagination and less originality; he thought in grooves.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
mechanicaladjectiveUS /məˈkænɪkəl/
using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading From the day of their first meeting, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray had clashed.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading His was a splendid type of mind for a banker.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
NelsonnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading From the day of their first meeting, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray had clashed.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the day of their first meeting, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray had clashed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
originalitynounUS /ərˌɪdʒəˈnælɪti/
the ability to think and act independently
From this reading Nelson was a cool, selfish, calculating plodder with little imagination and less originality; he thought in grooves.
other's
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From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
ploddernoun
someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner
From this reading Nelson was a cool, selfish, calculating plodder with little imagination and less originality; he thought in grooves.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
ragenounUS /reɪdʒ/
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading Nelson was a cool, selfish, calculating plodder with little imagination and less originality; he thought in grooves.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading His was a splendid type of mind for a banker.
tempernounUS /ˈtempər/
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the day of their first meeting, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray had clashed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From the day of their first meeting, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray had clashed.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Nelson was a cool, selfish, calculating plodder with little imagination and less originality; he thought in grooves.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
typenounUS /taɪp/
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading His was a splendid type of mind for a banker.
villainousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪlənəs/
extremely wicked
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
vindictiveadjectiveUS /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
viz
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No two people could be more different in disposition and temper, hence it was only natural that every characteristic, every action of the one should have aroused the other's antagonism.
weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/
wanting in physical strength
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a flaw or weak point
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nelson was a cool, selfish, calculating plodder with little imagination and less originality; he thought in grooves.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had but one weak point--_viz_., a villainous temper, a capacity for blind, vindictive rage--a weakness, truly, for a man who dealt in money--but a weakness that lent him a certain humanity and without which he would have been altogether too mechanical, too colorless, too efficient.
