Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
affair
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
Agnes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As some seek religion, so Lambert hoped by seeking Nature's breast to assuage the pains of his sore heart.
assuage
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As some seek religion, so Lambert hoped by seeking Nature's breast to assuage the pains of his sore heart.
became
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
breast
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As some seek religion, so Lambert hoped by seeking Nature's breast to assuage the pains of his sore heart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As some seek religion, so Lambert hoped by seeking Nature's breast to assuage the pains of his sore heart.
completely
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
denied
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
desert
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
desire
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
Destiny
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
disconsolate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
failure
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
foreswore
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
frame
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
garden
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
gift
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
happy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
hate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
heart
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As some seek religion, so Lambert hoped by seeking Nature's breast to assuage the pains of his sore heart.
hermitage
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
hoped
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As some seek religion, so Lambert hoped by seeking Nature's breast to assuage the pains of his sore heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
lacking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
Lambert
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
live
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
love
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
lover
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
made
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
MAN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
misanthropic
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
Nature's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As some seek religion, so Lambert hoped by seeking Nature's breast to assuage the pains of his sore heart.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
pains
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As some seek religion, so Lambert hoped by seeking Nature's breast to assuage the pains of his sore heart.
quietly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
red
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
religion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As some seek religion, so Lambert hoped by seeking Nature's breast to assuage the pains of his sore heart.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
retreat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
roses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
sandy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
seek
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As some seek religion, so Lambert hoped by seeking Nature's breast to assuage the pains of his sore heart.
seeking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As some seek religion, so Lambert hoped by seeking Nature's breast to assuage the pains of his sore heart.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
sinister
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As some seek religion, so Lambert hoped by seeking Nature's breast to assuage the pains of his sore heart.
society
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
sole
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
solitude
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
some
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As some seek religion, so Lambert hoped by seeking Nature's breast to assuage the pains of his sore heart.
somewhat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
sore
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As some seek religion, so Lambert hoped by seeking Nature's breast to assuage the pains of his sore heart.
spinner
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN.
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In a somewhat misanthropic frame of mind he had retired to this hermitage, after the failure of his love affair, since, lacking the society of Agnes, there was nothing left for him to desire.
threads
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
tireless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
unaware
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
weaving
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
web
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
WOMAN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN.
woodland
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite unaware that Destiny, that tireless spinner, was weaving sinister red threads of hate and love into the web of his life, Lambert continued to live quietly in his woodland retreat.
world
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading From a garden of roses, the world became a sandy desert, and denied the sole gift of fortune, which would have made him completely happy, the disconsolate lover foreswore society for solitude.
