airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
asideadverbUS /əˈsaɪd/
on or to one side
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading He paid no particular attention to the sentence at the time, but it stuck in his memory.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
Brydon
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From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
burdenedadjectiveUS /ˈbɜːrdənd/
bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He paid no particular attention to the sentence at the time, but it stuck in his memory.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
catchverbUS /kætʃ/
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading They thought they knew the cause, and told each other so when he was not listening.
cheerfulnessnounUS /ˈtʃɪrfəlnəs/
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They thought they knew the cause, and told each other so when he was not listening.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
Evelyn
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From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
EVILnounUS /ˈiːvəl/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading _HIS EVIL GENIUS_.
formeradjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmər/
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
Fred
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
genialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒiːnjəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
GENIUSnounUS /ˈdʒiːnjəs/
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading _HIS EVIL GENIUS_.
gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/
depressingly dark
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
He'll
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From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _HIS EVIL GENIUS_.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
hurledverbUS /hɜːrld/
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He paid no particular attention to the sentence at the time, but it stuck in his memory.
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They thought they knew the cause, and told each other so when he was not listening.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
listeningnounUS /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading They thought they knew the cause, and told each other so when he was not listening.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He paid no particular attention to the sentence at the time, but it stuck in his memory.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He paid no particular attention to the sentence at the time, but it stuck in his memory.
noonnounUS /nuːn/
the middle of the day
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They thought they knew the cause, and told each other so when he was not listening.
noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/
being perceived or observed
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They thought they knew the cause, and told each other so when he was not listening.
paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading He paid no particular attention to the sentence at the time, but it stuck in his memory.
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading He paid no particular attention to the sentence at the time, but it stuck in his memory.
reservenounUS /rɪˈzɜːrv/
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
sentencenounUS /ˈsentəns/
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading He paid no particular attention to the sentence at the time, but it stuck in his memory.
smartingnounUS /ˈsmɑːrtɪŋ/
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They thought they knew the cause, and told each other so when he was not listening.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
stuckadjectiveUS /stʌk/
caught or fixed
From this reading He paid no particular attention to the sentence at the time, but it stuck in his memory.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They thought they knew the cause, and told each other so when he was not listening.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They thought they knew the cause, and told each other so when he was not listening.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He paid no particular attention to the sentence at the time, but it stuck in his memory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading They thought they knew the cause, and told each other so when he was not listening.
totallyadverbUS /ˈtoʊtəli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading When he came into the kitchen to wash himself at noon he heard one of the men say to another in an aside: "He'll be the last one to catch on."
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading When Fred Brydon went to his work that morning, smarting from the angry words that Evelyn had hurled at him, everyone he met noticed how gloomy and burdened he seemed to be; how totally unlike his former easy good- nature and genial cheerfulness was his strange air of reserve.
