adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
aggressiveadjectiveUS /əˈɡresɪv/
having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
From this reading I was angry, even aggressive, over her defence of the Celebrity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading I was angry, even aggressive, over her defence of the Celebrity.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
Asquith
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From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To say that I was disappointed in Miss Thorn would be to set a mild value on my feelings.
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She not only tolerated him, but, wonderful to be said, plainly liked him.
CelebritynounUS /səˈlebrɪti/
a widely known person
From this reading I was angry, even aggressive, over her defence of the Celebrity.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
communenounUS /ˈkɑːmjuːn/
the smallest administrative district of several European countries
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
defencenounUS /dɪˈfens/
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading I was angry, even aggressive, over her defence of the Celebrity.
disappointedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading To say that I was disappointed in Miss Thorn would be to set a mild value on my feelings.
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading I was angry, even aggressive, over her defence of the Celebrity.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
feelingsnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋz/
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading To say that I was disappointed in Miss Thorn would be to set a mild value on my feelings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was angry, even aggressive, over her defence of the Celebrity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To say that I was disappointed in Miss Thorn would be to set a mild value on my feelings.
lightedadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪtəd/
set afire or burning
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading She not only tolerated him, but, wonderful to be said, plainly liked him.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading To say that I was disappointed in Miss Thorn would be to set a mild value on my feelings.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading To say that I was disappointed in Miss Thorn would be to set a mild value on my feelings.
MohairnounUS /ˈmoʊher/
fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To say that I was disappointed in Miss Thorn would be to set a mild value on my feelings.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She not only tolerated him, but, wonderful to be said, plainly liked him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading She not only tolerated him, but, wonderful to be said, plainly liked him.
outermostadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtərmoʊst/
situated at the farthest possible point from a center
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I was angry, even aggressive, over her defence of the Celebrity.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
plainlyadverbUS /ˈpleɪnli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading She not only tolerated him, but, wonderful to be said, plainly liked him.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She not only tolerated him, but, wonderful to be said, plainly liked him.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading To say that I was disappointed in Miss Thorn would be to set a mild value on my feelings.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading To say that I was disappointed in Miss Thorn would be to set a mild value on my feelings.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She not only tolerated him, but, wonderful to be said, plainly liked him.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
ThornnounUS /θɔːrn/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading To say that I was disappointed in Miss Thorn would be to set a mild value on my feelings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
tolerancenounUS /ˈtɑːlərəns/
the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
toleratedverbUS /ˈtɑːləreɪtɪd/
past form of “tolerate” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading She not only tolerated him, but, wonderful to be said, plainly liked him.
valuenounUS /ˈvæljuː/
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading To say that I was disappointed in Miss Thorn would be to set a mild value on my feelings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To say that I was disappointed in Miss Thorn would be to set a mild value on my feelings.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That evening I lighted a cigar and went down to sit on the outermost pile of the Asquith dock to commune with myself.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I had gone over to Mohair that day with a hope that some good reason was at the bottom of her tolerance for him, and had come back without any hope.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading She not only tolerated him, but, wonderful to be said, plainly liked him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To say that I was disappointed in Miss Thorn would be to set a mild value on my feelings.
