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 All these details were perceived to have some significance twenty-four hours later.
allusionnounUS /əˈluːʒən/
passing reference or indirect mention
From this reading In the morning Cornelius made no allusion to the events of the night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jim only nodded, without looking at him.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
campongnoun
a native village in Malaysia
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
canoenounUS /kəˈnuː/
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
Cornelius
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From this reading In the morning Cornelius made no allusion to the events of the night.
detailsnounUS /dɪˈteɪlz/
true confidential information
From this reading All these details were perceived to have some significance twenty-four hours later.
Doramin's
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From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
enteringnounUS /ˈentərɪŋ/
a movement into or inward
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading In the morning Cornelius made no allusion to the events of the night.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All these details were perceived to have some significance twenty-four hours later.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jim only nodded, without looking at him.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading All these details were perceived to have some significance twenty-four hours later.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘You may imagine with what interest I listened.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading ‘You may imagine with what interest I listened.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning Cornelius made no allusion to the events of the night.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading ‘You may imagine with what interest I listened.
Jim
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From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading All these details were perceived to have some significance twenty-four hours later.
listenedverbUS /ˈlɪsənd/
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading ‘You may imagine with what interest I listened.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Jim only nodded, without looking at him.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the morning Cornelius made no allusion to the events of the night.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ‘You may imagine with what interest I listened.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning Cornelius made no allusion to the events of the night.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading In the morning Cornelius made no allusion to the events of the night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the morning Cornelius made no allusion to the events of the night.
noddedverbUS /ˈnɑːdəd/
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Jim only nodded, without looking at him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning Cornelius made no allusion to the events of the night.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Jim only nodded, without looking at him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
perceivedadjectiveUS /pərˈsiːvd/
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading All these details were perceived to have some significance twenty-four hours later.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
significancenounUS /səɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
the quality of being significant
From this reading All these details were perceived to have some significance twenty-four hours later.
slinking
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From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading All these details were perceived to have some significance twenty-four hours later.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
surlilyadverb
in a churlish manner
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning Cornelius made no allusion to the events of the night.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these details were perceived to have some significance twenty-four hours later.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All these details were perceived to have some significance twenty-four hours later.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading All these details were perceived to have some significance twenty-four hours later.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All these details were perceived to have some significance twenty-four hours later.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘You may imagine with what interest I listened.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I suppose you will come back to my poor house,” he muttered, surlily, slinking up just as Jim was entering the canoe to go over to Doramin’s campong.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘You may imagine with what interest I listened.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Jim only nodded, without looking at him.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You may imagine with what interest I listened.
