AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading He did not know the proper time to call, nor was there any one to tell him, and he was afraid of committing himself to an irretrievable blunder.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He did not know the proper time to call, nor was there any one to tell him, and he was afraid of committing himself to an irretrievable blunder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He did not know the proper time to call, nor was there any one to tell him, and he was afraid of committing himself to an irretrievable blunder.
assailedverbUS /əˈseɪld/
past form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
backedadjectiveUS /bækt/
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading But his eyes were strong, and they were backed by a body superbly strong.
blunderverbUS /ˈblʌndər/
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading He did not know the proper time to call, nor was there any one to tell him, and he was afraid of committing himself to an irretrievable blunder.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading But his eyes were strong, and they were backed by a body superbly strong.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But his eyes were strong, and they were backed by a body superbly strong.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
committingverbUS /kəˈmɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “commit” — perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading He did not know the proper time to call, nor was there any one to tell him, and he was afraid of committing himself to an irretrievable blunder.
companionsnounUS /kəmˈpænjənz/
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
daredverbUS /derd/
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
determinationnounUS /dɪˌtɜːrməˈneɪʃən/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
devotedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvoʊtɪd/
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know the proper time to call, nor was there any one to tell him, and he was afraid of committing himself to an irretrievable blunder.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
doubtsnounUS /daʊts/
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
irretrievableadjective
impossible to recover or recoup or overcome
From this reading He did not know the proper time to call, nor was there any one to tell him, and he was afraid of committing himself to an irretrievable blunder.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He did not know the proper time to call, nor was there any one to tell him, and he was afraid of committing himself to an irretrievable blunder.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
MorsenounUS /mɔːrs/
a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
nerved
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He did not know the proper time to call, nor was there any one to tell him, and he was afraid of committing himself to an irretrievable blunder.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He did not know the proper time to call, nor was there any one to tell him, and he was afraid of committing himself to an irretrievable blunder.
ordinarynounUS /ˈɔːrdəneri/
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
pairsnounUS /perz/
plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading He did not know the proper time to call, nor was there any one to tell him, and he was afraid of committing himself to an irretrievable blunder.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
ruinedadjectiveUS /ˈruːənd/
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
RuthnounUS /ruːθ/
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading But his eyes were strong, and they were backed by a body superbly strong.
superblyadverbUS /ˈsuːpərbli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading But his eyes were strong, and they were backed by a body superbly strong.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading He did not know the proper time to call, nor was there any one to tell him, and he was afraid of committing himself to an irretrievable blunder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He did not know the proper time to call, nor was there any one to tell him, and he was afraid of committing himself to an irretrievable blunder.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But his eyes were strong, and they were backed by a body superbly strong.
TimenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Time and again he nerved himself up to call, but under the doubts that assailed him his determination died away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did not know the proper time to call, nor was there any one to tell him, and he was afraid of committing himself to an irretrievable blunder.
waysnounUS /weɪz/
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week of heavy reading had passed since the evening he first met Ruth Morse, and still he dared not call.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But his eyes were strong, and they were backed by a body superbly strong.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Having shaken himself free from his old companions and old ways of life, and having no new companions, nothing remained for him but to read, and the long hours he devoted to it would have ruined a dozen pairs of ordinary eyes.
