adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
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 He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For a moment he had an impulse to turn back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading For a moment he had an impulse to turn back.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
Dr
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From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment he had an impulse to turn back.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great?
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpəls/
an instinctive motive
From this reading For a moment he had an impulse to turn back.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment he had an impulse to turn back.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great?
stabverbUS /stæb/
use a knife on
From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
starvingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrvɪŋ/
suffering from lack of food
From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
sweptadjectiveUS /swept/
possessing sweep
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment he had an impulse to turn back.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading For a moment he had an impulse to turn back.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great?
Vince
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
wavenounUS /weɪv/
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great?
wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great?
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
