adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Oriental visitor was returning from our shores to his native land.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Too much woman," answered the grave Orientalist, and descended to his cabin.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Too much woman," answered the grave Orientalist, and descended to his cabin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading "Too much woman," answered the grave Orientalist, and descended to his cabin.
clubnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
decknounUS /dek/
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
descendedverbUS /dɪˈsendəd/
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading "Too much woman," answered the grave Orientalist, and descended to his cabin.
dimly-lighted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
diplomatistnoun
an official engaged in international negotiations
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
discussedverbUS /dɪˈskʌst/
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
everlastingadjectiveUS /ˌevərˈlæstɪŋ/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading The everlasting Newness of Woman.
far-offadjective
very far away in space or time
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An Oriental visitor was returning from our shores to his native land.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading "Too much woman," answered the grave Orientalist, and descended to his cabin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An Oriental visitor was returning from our shores to his native land.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading An Oriental visitor was returning from our shores to his native land.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Too much woman," answered the grave Orientalist, and descended to his cabin.
nativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɪtɪv/
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading An Oriental visitor was returning from our shores to his native land.
NewnessnounUS /ˈnuːnəs/
the quality of being new; the opposite of oldness
From this reading The everlasting Newness of Woman.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The everlasting Newness of Woman.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
OrientaladjectiveUS /ˌɔːriˈentəl/
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading An Oriental visitor was returning from our shores to his native land.
Orientalistnoun
a specialist in oriental subjects
From this reading "Too much woman," answered the grave Orientalist, and descended to his cabin.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading An Oriental visitor was returning from our shores to his native land.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
returningadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading An Oriental visitor was returning from our shores to his native land.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading An Oriental visitor was returning from our shores to his native land.
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
smoking-room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The everlasting Newness of Woman.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An Oriental visitor was returning from our shores to his native land.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
TooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Too much woman," answered the grave Orientalist, and descended to his cabin.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
visitornounUS /ˈvɪzɪtər/
someone who visits
From this reading An Oriental visitor was returning from our shores to his native land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An Oriental visitor was returning from our shores to his native land.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
WomannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The everlasting Newness of Woman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young diplomatist returned to the shore thoughtful, and later in the day a few of us discussed the matter in a far-off, dimly-lighted corner of the club smoking-room.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading "Well," asked the youthful diplomatist who had been told off to show him round, as on the deck of the steamer they shook hands, "what do you now think of England?"
