airsnounUS /erz/
affected manners intended to impress others
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is difficult to imagine how cause and effect could be more closely and patently related.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Inevitably, Georgie did come poking around.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is difficult to imagine how cause and effect could be more closely and patently related.
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Georgie did.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading It is difficult to imagine how cause and effect could be more closely and patently related.
closelyadverbUS /ˈkloʊsli/
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading It is difficult to imagine how cause and effect could be more closely and patently related.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Inevitably, Georgie did come poking around.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It is difficult to imagine how cause and effect could be more closely and patently related.
dailyadverbUS /ˈdeɪli/
every day; without missing a day
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading Thus did they defeat their own object.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Georgie did.
difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It is difficult to imagine how cause and effect could be more closely and patently related.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading It is difficult to imagine how cause and effect could be more closely and patently related.
Georgie
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From this reading But Georgie did.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
how
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From this reading It is difficult to imagine how cause and effect could be more closely and patently related.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading It is difficult to imagine how cause and effect could be more closely and patently related.
importnounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrt/
commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
importantadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
of great significance or value
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
InevitablyadverbUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbli/
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Inevitably, Georgie did come poking around.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is difficult to imagine how cause and effect could be more closely and patently related.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is difficult to imagine how cause and effect could be more closely and patently related.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It is difficult to imagine how cause and effect could be more closely and patently related.
mysticadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstɪk/
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
neighbourhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
objectnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekt/
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Thus did they defeat their own object.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Thus did they defeat their own object.
patentlyadverbUS /ˈpætəntli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading It is difficult to imagine how cause and effect could be more closely and patently related.
pokingnounUS /ˈpoʊkɪŋ/
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading Inevitably, Georgie did come poking around.
presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
refrainverbUS /rɪˈfreɪn/
resist doing something
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
relatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈleɪtɪd/
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading It is difficult to imagine how cause and effect could be more closely and patently related.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
strutted
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From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Thus did they defeat their own object.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
ThusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus did they defeat their own object.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is difficult to imagine how cause and effect could be more closely and patently related.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
utteredadjectiveUS /ˈʌtərd/
communicated in words
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading How was he to refrain when daily, up and down the neighbourhood, the brothers strutted with mystic and important airs, when they whispered together and uttered words of strange import in his presence?
