adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘The thing’s right,’ he would say, or ‘the thing’s wrong’; and there was an end of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘The thing’s right,’ he would say, or ‘the thing’s wrong’; and there was an end of it.
ApartadverbUS /əˈpɑːrt/
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Apart from this, which made him an exacting companion, he was one of the most upright, hot-tempered, hot-headed old gentlemen in England.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
classnounUS /klæs/
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading OLD Mr. Naseby had the sturdy, untutored nature of the upper middle class.
companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Apart from this, which made him an exacting companion, he was one of the most upright, hot-tempered, hot-headed old gentlemen in England.
containedadjectiveUS /kənˈteɪnd/
gotten under control
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
damnedadjectiveUS /dæmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading ‘The thing’s right,’ he would say, or ‘the thing’s wrong’; and there was an end of it.
energynounUS /ˈenərdʒi/
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Apart from this, which made him an exacting companion, he was one of the most upright, hot-tempered, hot-headed old gentlemen in England.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
exactingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/
having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
From this reading Apart from this, which made him an exacting companion, he was one of the most upright, hot-tempered, hot-headed old gentlemen in England.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
gentlemennounUS /ˈdʒentəlmɪn/
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading Apart from this, which made him an exacting companion, he was one of the most upright, hot-tempered, hot-headed old gentlemen in England.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OLD Mr. Naseby had the sturdy, untutored nature of the upper middle class.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘The thing’s right,’ he would say, or ‘the thing’s wrong’; and there was an end of it.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The universe seemed plain to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
hot-headed
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From this reading Apart from this, which made him an exacting companion, he was one of the most upright, hot-tempered, hot-headed old gentlemen in England.
hot-temperedadjective
quickly aroused to anger
From this reading Apart from this, which made him an exacting companion, he was one of the most upright, hot-tempered, hot-headed old gentlemen in England.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘The thing’s right,’ he would say, or ‘the thing’s wrong’; and there was an end of it.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Apart from this, which made him an exacting companion, he was one of the most upright, hot-tempered, hot-headed old gentlemen in England.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading OLD Mr. Naseby had the sturdy, untutored nature of the upper middle class.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Apart from this, which made him an exacting companion, he was one of the most upright, hot-tempered, hot-headed old gentlemen in England.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading OLD Mr. Naseby had the sturdy, untutored nature of the upper middle class.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
Nasebynoun
a village in western Northamptonshire
From this reading OLD Mr. Naseby had the sturdy, untutored nature of the upper middle class.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading OLD Mr. Naseby had the sturdy, untutored nature of the upper middle class.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OLD Mr. Naseby had the sturdy, untutored nature of the upper middle class.
OLDadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD Mr. Naseby had the sturdy, untutored nature of the upper middle class.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Apart from this, which made him an exacting companion, he was one of the most upright, hot-tempered, hot-headed old gentlemen in England.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘The thing’s right,’ he would say, or ‘the thing’s wrong’; and there was an end of it.
perversitynounUS /pərˈvɜːrsəti/
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The universe seemed plain to him.
propheticadjectiveUS /prəˈfetɪk/
foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading ‘The thing’s right,’ he would say, or ‘the thing’s wrong’; and there was an end of it.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading ‘The thing’s right,’ he would say, or ‘the thing’s wrong’; and there was an end of it.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The universe seemed plain to him.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
slightestadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪtəst/
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
sturdyadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading OLD Mr. Naseby had the sturdy, untutored nature of the upper middle class.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLD Mr. Naseby had the sturdy, untutored nature of the upper middle class.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘The thing’s right,’ he would say, or ‘the thing’s wrong’; and there was an end of it.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
thing'snounUS /θɪŋz/
possessive form of “thing” — a special situation
From this reading ‘The thing’s right,’ he would say, or ‘the thing’s wrong’; and there was an end of it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The universe seemed plain to him.
universenounUS /ˈjuːnəvɜːrs/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The universe seemed plain to him.
untutoredadjective
lacking in schooling
From this reading OLD Mr. Naseby had the sturdy, untutored nature of the upper middle class.
upperadjectiveUS /ˈʌpər/
the topmost one of two
From this reading OLD Mr. Naseby had the sturdy, untutored nature of the upper middle class.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading Apart from this, which made him an exacting companion, he was one of the most upright, hot-tempered, hot-headed old gentlemen in England.
utterancesnounUS /ˈʌtərənsɪz/
plural of “utterance” — the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘The thing’s right,’ he would say, or ‘the thing’s wrong’; and there was an end of it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Apart from this, which made him an exacting companion, he was one of the most upright, hot-tempered, hot-headed old gentlemen in England.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘The thing’s right,’ he would say, or ‘the thing’s wrong’; and there was an end of it.
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ‘The thing’s right,’ he would say, or ‘the thing’s wrong’; and there was an end of it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There was a contained, prophetic energy in his utterances, even on the slightest affairs; he _saw_ the damned thing; if you did not, it must be from perversity of will; and this sent the blood to his head.
