AbsolutelyadverbUS /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Absolutely,” he affirmed.
adventuresnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
affirmednounUS /əˈfɜːrmd/
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading “Absolutely,” he affirmed.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “For the first time in many years we have taken the aggressive against Powers of equal standing.
aggressiveadjectiveUS /əˈɡresɪv/
having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
From this reading “For the first time in many years we have taken the aggressive against Powers of equal standing.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And yet it succeeded,” Louise reminded him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
Bellamy
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From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
bullyingnounUS /ˈbʊliɪŋ/
the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
equalverbUS /ˈiːkwəl/
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading “For the first time in many years we have taken the aggressive against Powers of equal standing.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “For the first time in many years we have taken the aggressive against Powers of equal standing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
governmentnounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənt/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “For the first time in many years we have taken the aggressive against Powers of equal standing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And yet it succeeded,” Louise reminded him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “For the first time in many years we have taken the aggressive against Powers of equal standing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And yet it succeeded,” Louise reminded him.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
lightheadedadjectiveUS /ˌlaɪtˈhedəd/
weak and likely to lose consciousness
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
Louise
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From this reading “And yet it succeeded,” Louise reminded him.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “For the first time in many years we have taken the aggressive against Powers of equal standing.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
PowersnounUS /ˈpaʊərz/
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading “For the first time in many years we have taken the aggressive against Powers of equal standing.
PremiernounUS /preˈmɪr/
the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
remindedverbUS /riˈmaɪndɪd/
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “And yet it succeeded,” Louise reminded him.
responsibleadjectiveUS /riˈspɑːnsəbəl/
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
smalleradjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːlər/
small or little relative to something else
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading “For the first time in many years we have taken the aggressive against Powers of equal standing.
succeededverbUS /səkˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “And yet it succeeded,” Louise reminded him.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “For the first time in many years we have taken the aggressive against Powers of equal standing.
teachverbUS /tiːtʃ/
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “For the first time in many years we have taken the aggressive against Powers of equal standing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
ultimatumnounUS /ˌʌltəˈmeɪtəm/
a final peremptory demand
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “For the first time in many years we have taken the aggressive against Powers of equal standing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
whoever
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “One thing, at least, these recent adventures should teach whoever may be responsible for the government of this country,” Bellamy remarked to his wife, as he laid down the morning paper.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We were always rather good at bullying smaller countries, but the bare idea of an ultimatum to Germany would have made our late Premier go lightheaded.”
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading “For the first time in many years we have taken the aggressive against Powers of equal standing.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet it succeeded,” Louise reminded him.
