adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She would let them compromise on Shaw--on “Androcles and the Lion,” which had just been published.
Androcles
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From this reading She would let them compromise on Shaw--on “Androcles and the Lion,” which had just been published.
associationnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading A Dunsany play would be too difficult for the Gopher Prairie association.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A Dunsany play would be too difficult for the Gopher Prairie association.
beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She would let them compromise on Shaw--on “Androcles and the Lion,” which had just been published.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
CarolnounUS /ˈkærəl/
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading The committee was composed of Carol, Vida Sherwin, Guy Pollock, Raymie Wutherspoon, and Juanita Haydock.
committeenounUS /kəˈmɪti/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading I SHE hurried to the first meeting of the play-reading committee.
composedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpoʊzd/
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading The committee was composed of Carol, Vida Sherwin, Guy Pollock, Raymie Wutherspoon, and Juanita Haydock.
compromiseverbUS /ˈkɑːmprəmaɪz/
make a compromise; arrive at a compromise
From this reading She would let them compromise on Shaw--on “Androcles and the Lion,” which had just been published.
creationnounUS /kriˈeɪʃən/
the human act of creating
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A Dunsany play would be too difficult for the Gopher Prairie association.
Dunsany
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From this reading A Dunsany play would be too difficult for the Gopher Prairie association.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
fervornounUS /ˈfɜːrvər/
feelings of great warmth and intensity
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I SHE hurried to the first meeting of the play-reading committee.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Dunsany play would be too difficult for the Gopher Prairie association.
GophernounUS /ˈɡoʊfər/
a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
From this reading A Dunsany play would be too difficult for the Gopher Prairie association.
GuynounUS /ɡaɪ/
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading The committee was composed of Carol, Vida Sherwin, Guy Pollock, Raymie Wutherspoon, and Juanita Haydock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
half-formed
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From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
Haydock
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From this reading The committee was composed of Carol, Vida Sherwin, Guy Pollock, Raymie Wutherspoon, and Juanita Haydock.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading I SHE hurried to the first meeting of the play-reading committee.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I SHE hurried to the first meeting of the play-reading committee.
Juanita
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From this reading The committee was composed of Carol, Vida Sherwin, Guy Pollock, Raymie Wutherspoon, and Juanita Haydock.
junglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading She would let them compromise on Shaw--on “Androcles and the Lion,” which had just been published.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She would let them compromise on Shaw--on “Androcles and the Lion,” which had just been published.
LionnounUS /ˈlaɪən/
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading She would let them compromise on Shaw--on “Androcles and the Lion,” which had just been published.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading I SHE hurried to the first meeting of the play-reading committee.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I SHE hurried to the first meeting of the play-reading committee.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She would let them compromise on Shaw--on “Androcles and the Lion,” which had just been published.
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading A Dunsany play would be too difficult for the Gopher Prairie association.
play-reading
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From this reading I SHE hurried to the first meeting of the play-reading committee.
PollocknounUS /ˈpɑːlək/
United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)
From this reading The committee was composed of Carol, Vida Sherwin, Guy Pollock, Raymie Wutherspoon, and Juanita Haydock.
PrairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading A Dunsany play would be too difficult for the Gopher Prairie association.
publishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading She would let them compromise on Shaw--on “Androcles and the Lion,” which had just been published.
Raymie
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From this reading The committee was composed of Carol, Vida Sherwin, Guy Pollock, Raymie Wutherspoon, and Juanita Haydock.
religiousadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
retainedadjectiveUS /rɪˈteɪnd/
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
romancenounUS /roʊˈmæns/
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
ShawnounUS /ʃɔː/
United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
From this reading She would let them compromise on Shaw--on “Androcles and the Lion,” which had just been published.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I SHE hurried to the first meeting of the play-reading committee.
Sherwin
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From this reading The committee was composed of Carol, Vida Sherwin, Guy Pollock, Raymie Wutherspoon, and Juanita Haydock.
suggestionnounUS /səˈdʒestʃən/
an idea that is suggested
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
surgeverbUS /sɜːrdʒ/
rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I SHE hurried to the first meeting of the play-reading committee.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She would let them compromise on Shaw--on “Androcles and the Lion,” which had just been published.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Her jungle romance had faded, but she retained a religious fervor, a surge of half-formed thought about the creation of beauty by suggestion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I SHE hurried to the first meeting of the play-reading committee.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading A Dunsany play would be too difficult for the Gopher Prairie association.
Vida
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From this reading The committee was composed of Carol, Vida Sherwin, Guy Pollock, Raymie Wutherspoon, and Juanita Haydock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The committee was composed of Carol, Vida Sherwin, Guy Pollock, Raymie Wutherspoon, and Juanita Haydock.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She would let them compromise on Shaw--on “Androcles and the Lion,” which had just been published.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A Dunsany play would be too difficult for the Gopher Prairie association.
Wutherspoon
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From this reading The committee was composed of Carol, Vida Sherwin, Guy Pollock, Raymie Wutherspoon, and Juanita Haydock.
