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In Spite of All: A Novel
In Spite of All: A Novel

Chapter I

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Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.
But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:
Those love her best who to themselves are true, And what they dare to dream of dare to do.
They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;
They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.
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In Spite of All: A Novel

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of In Spite of All: A Novel is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.
/ˈmeni lʌvd truːθ ənd ˈlævɪʃt laɪfs best ɔɪl əˈmɪd ðə dʌsk ʌv bʊks tuː faɪnd hɜːr/
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But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:
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Those love her best who to themselves are true, And what they dare to dream of dare to do.
/ðoʊz lʌv hɜːr best huː tuː ðemˈselvz ɑːr truː ənd wʌt ðeɪ der tuː driːm ʌv der tuː duː/
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They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;
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They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.

Learner Dictionary

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awakening noun US /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/

the act of waking

From this reading “They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;”

Breathes verb US /briːðz/

third-person singular of “breathe” — draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading “They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;”

completeness noun US /kəmˈpliːtnəs/

the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed

From this reading “But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:”

lavished verb US /ˈlævɪʃt/

past form of “lavish” — expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

From this reading “Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.”

lifeless adjective US /ˈlaɪfləs/

deprived of life; no longer living

From this reading “They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;”

mailed adjective US /meɪld/

wearing protective mail

From this reading “They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.”

Tasting noun US /ˈteɪstɪŋ/

a small amount (especially of food or wine)

From this reading “But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:”

unveiled adjective US /ənˈveɪld/

revealed; especially by having a veil removed

From this reading “They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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fought for verb + particle counted as “fight for”

In this reading “But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:”

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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 They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

all-repaying

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From this reading They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.

AmidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Those love her best who to themselves are true, And what they dare to dream of dare to do.

ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/

the act of waking

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

breathnounUS /breθ/

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

BreathesverbUS /briːðz/

third-person singular of “breathe” — draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

burnt-outadjective

exhausted as a result of longtime stress

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

completenessnounUS /kəmˈpliːtnəs/

the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

creednounUS /kriːd/

any system of principles or beliefs

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

danger's

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From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

dareverbUS /der/

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading Those love her best who to themselves are true, And what they dare to dream of dare to do.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.

deednounUS /diːd/

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

diedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

divineadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪn/

emanating from God

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Those love her best who to themselves are true, And what they dare to dream of dare to do.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Those love her best who to themselves are true, And what they dare to dream of dare to do.

dusknounUS /dʌsk/

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.

faithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

fleetnessnoun

rapidity of movement

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

foughtverbUS /fɔːt/

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

lavishedverbUS /ˈlævɪʃt/

past form of “lavish” — expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

From this reading Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

life'snounUS /laɪfs/

possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

lifelessadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfləs/

deprived of life; no longer living

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Those love her best who to themselves are true, And what they dare to dream of dare to do.

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

mailedadjectiveUS /meɪld/

wearing protective mail

From this reading They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.

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 Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

oilnounUS /ɔɪl/

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.

From this reading Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

perilnounUS /ˈperəl/

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

plumedadjective

having or covered with or abounding in plumes

From this reading They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.

proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.

raptured

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

stemnounUS /stem/

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

From this reading They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.

sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/

the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

TastingnounUS /ˈteɪstɪŋ/

a small amount (especially of food or wine)

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Those love her best who to themselves are true, And what they dare to dream of dare to do.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those love her best who to themselves are true, And what they dare to dream of dare to do.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Those love her best who to themselves are true, And what they dare to dream of dare to do.

TruthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Many loved Truth, and lavished life’s best oil Amid the dusk of books to find her.

unveiledadjectiveUS /ənˈveɪld/

revealed; especially by having a veil removed

From this reading They saw her plumed and mailed, With sweet, stem face unveiled, And all-repaying eyes look proud on them in death.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Those love her best who to themselves are true, And what they dare to dream of dare to do.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Those love her best who to themselves are true, And what they dare to dream of dare to do.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find-- Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mind, But beautiful with danger’s sweetness round her, Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed;

wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading But these our brothers fought for her, At life’s dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness:

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    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in In Spite of All: A Novel

Words and structures a reader meets early in In Spite of All: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Loved
A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Spite of All: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Truth
A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Spite of All: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lavished
A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Spite of All: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Books
A word that appears in the opening chapter of In Spite of All: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.