adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Professor Morris was a changed man.
accomplishedadjectiveUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/
highly skilled
From this reading It had accomplished what all the arguments, all the lecturing, all the entreaties in the world would never have accomplished.
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 For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
argumentsnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənts/
plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading It had accomplished what all the arguments, all the lecturing, all the entreaties in the world would never have accomplished.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Professor Morris had been shaken out of himself.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Professor Morris was a changed man.
crimesnounUS /kraɪmz/
plural of “crime” — (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
entreatiesnounUS /enˈtriːtiz/
plural of “entreaty” — earnest or urgent request
From this reading It had accomplished what all the arguments, all the lecturing, all the entreaties in the world would never have accomplished.
Evelyn
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From this reading OVER THE SEA Evelyn had told the truth.
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/
the state or fact of existing
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OVER THE SEA Evelyn had told the truth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It had accomplished what all the arguments, all the lecturing, all the entreaties in the world would never have accomplished.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Professor Morris had been shaken out of himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
humdrumadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmdrʌm/
not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had accomplished what all the arguments, all the lecturing, all the entreaties in the world would never have accomplished.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
lecturingnounUS /ˈlektʃərɪŋ/
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
From this reading It had accomplished what all the arguments, all the lecturing, all the entreaties in the world would never have accomplished.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Professor Morris was a changed man.
MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading Professor Morris was a changed man.
murderverbUS /ˈmɜːrdər/
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It had accomplished what all the arguments, all the lecturing, all the entreaties in the world would never have accomplished.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Professor Morris had been shaken out of himself.
orderlynounUS /ˈɔːrdərli/
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Professor Morris had been shaken out of himself.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER THE SEA Evelyn had told the truth.
ProfessornounUS /prəˈfesər/
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Professor Morris was a changed man.
SEAnounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading OVER THE SEA Evelyn had told the truth.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading Professor Morris had been shaken out of himself.
stalkverbUS /stɔːk/
walk stiffly
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVER THE SEA Evelyn had told the truth.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading OVER THE SEA Evelyn had told the truth.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading OVER THE SEA Evelyn had told the truth.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading For the first time in all his orderly humdrum student existence, he had had to face war and death and murder, and all the crimes that stalk through a land at such times.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Professor Morris was a changed man.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It had accomplished what all the arguments, all the lecturing, all the entreaties in the world would never have accomplished.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It had accomplished what all the arguments, all the lecturing, all the entreaties in the world would never have accomplished.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It had accomplished what all the arguments, all the lecturing, all the entreaties in the world would never have accomplished.
