adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “No,” Dunn agreed after a long pause.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “No,” Dunn agreed after a long pause.
agreedadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːd/
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “No,” Dunn agreed after a long pause.
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 All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Oh, I think that's natural enough,” answered Walter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
cardsnounUS /kɑːrdz/
a game played with playing cards
From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
Dawson'snounUS /ˈdɔːsənz/
possessive form of “dawson” — a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
Deede
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From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
don't
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From this reading “No, I don't see myself how failure is possible; I don't see what there is to go wrong.
Dunn
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From this reading “No,” Dunn agreed after a long pause.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Oh, I think that's natural enough,” answered Walter.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
failurenounUS /ˈfeɪljər/
an act that fails
From this reading “No, I don't see myself how failure is possible; I don't see what there is to go wrong.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “No, I don't see myself how failure is possible; I don't see what there is to go wrong.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
how
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From this reading “No, I don't see myself how failure is possible; I don't see what there is to go wrong.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I don't see myself how failure is possible; I don't see what there is to go wrong.
I'm
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From this reading All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No, I don't see myself how failure is possible; I don't see what there is to go wrong.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
it's
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From this reading All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “No,” Dunn agreed after a long pause.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “No, I don't see myself how failure is possible; I don't see what there is to go wrong.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading “Oh, I think that's natural enough,” answered Walter.
nervousadjectiveUS /ˈnɜːrvəs/
easily agitated
From this reading All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” Dunn agreed after a long pause.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I think that's natural enough,” answered Walter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
openlyadverbUS /ˈoʊpənli/
in an open way
From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
pausenounUS /pɔːz/
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “No,” Dunn agreed after a long pause.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “No, I don't see myself how failure is possible; I don't see what there is to go wrong.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “No, I don't see myself how failure is possible; I don't see what there is to go wrong.
shan't
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From this reading All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading But Deede Dawson's hardly the sort of man I should have expected to lay all his cards on the table so openly.”
that's
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From this reading All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “No, I don't see myself how failure is possible; I don't see what there is to go wrong.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Oh, I think that's natural enough,” answered Walter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No, I don't see myself how failure is possible; I don't see what there is to go wrong.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
WalternounUS /ˈwɔːltər/
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Oh, I think that's natural enough,” answered Walter.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “No, I don't see myself how failure is possible; I don't see what there is to go wrong.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All the same, I shan't be sorry when it's all over; I suppose I'm nervous, that's the truth of it.
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “No, I don't see myself how failure is possible; I don't see what there is to go wrong.
