1901
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From this reading The year 1901 was a year of tragedy that seemed to Hay to centre on himself.
1902
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From this reading THE HEIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE (1902) AMERICA has always taken tragedy lightly.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
accidentaladjectiveUS /ˌæksəˈdentəl/
happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
From this reading First came, in summer, the accidental death of his son, Del Hay.
activitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/
any specific behavior
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
AgesnounUS /ˈeɪdʒəz/
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading THE HEIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE (1902) AMERICA has always taken tragedy lightly.
AMERICAnounUS /əˈmerəkə/
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading THE HEIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE (1902) AMERICA has always taken tragedy lightly.
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
assassinationnounUS /əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən/
an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading First came, in summer, the accidental death of his son, Del Hay.
centrenounUS /ˈsentər/
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading The year 1901 was a year of tragedy that seemed to Hay to centre on himself.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
Del
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From this reading First came, in summer, the accidental death of his son, Del Hay.
Eumenidesnoun
(classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals
From this reading Three hideous political murders, that would have fattened the Eumenides with horror, have thrown scarcely a shadow on the White House.
fattenedadjectiveUS /ˈfætənd/
(of market animals) made ready for market
From this reading Three hideous political murders, that would have fattened the Eumenides with horror, have thrown scarcely a shadow on the White House.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First came, in summer, the accidental death of his son, Del Hay.
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HEIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE (1902) AMERICA has always taken tragedy lightly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
HaynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading The year 1901 was a year of tragedy that seemed to Hay to centre on himself.
HEIGHTnounUS /haɪt/
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading THE HEIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE (1902) AMERICA has always taken tragedy lightly.
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading Three hideous political murders, that would have fattened the Eumenides with horror, have thrown scarcely a shadow on the White House.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The year 1901 was a year of tragedy that seemed to Hay to centre on himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading First came, in summer, the accidental death of his son, Del Hay.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading Three hideous political murders, that would have fattened the Eumenides with horror, have thrown scarcely a shadow on the White House.
HousenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Three hideous political murders, that would have fattened the Eumenides with horror, have thrown scarcely a shadow on the White House.
hysterianounUS /hɪˈsteriə/
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
ignoreverbUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːr/
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading First came, in summer, the accidental death of his son, Del Hay.
KNOWLEDGEnounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading THE HEIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE (1902) AMERICA has always taken tragedy lightly.
learnsverbUS /lɜːrnz/
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
lightlyadverbUS /ˈlaɪtli/
without good reason
From this reading THE HEIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE (1902) AMERICA has always taken tragedy lightly.
MiddlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
motivesnounUS /ˈmoʊtɪvz/
plural of “motive” — the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
murdersnounUS /ˈmɜːrdərz/
plural of “murder” — unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading Three hideous political murders, that would have fattened the Eumenides with horror, have thrown scarcely a shadow on the White House.
neurosisnounUS /nʊˈroʊsəs/
a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HEIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE (1902) AMERICA has always taken tragedy lightly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Three hideous political murders, that would have fattened the Eumenides with horror, have thrown scarcely a shadow on the White House.
overshadowedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊd/
past form of “overshadow” — be greater in significance than
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
politicaladjectiveUS /pəˈlɪtəkəl/
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading Three hideous political murders, that would have fattened the Eumenides with horror, have thrown scarcely a shadow on the White House.
regardnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrd/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
rest-curenoun
rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Three hideous political murders, that would have fattened the Eumenides with horror, have thrown scarcely a shadow on the White House.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The year 1901 was a year of tragedy that seemed to Hay to centre on himself.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Three hideous political murders, that would have fattened the Eumenides with horror, have thrown scarcely a shadow on the White House.
societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading First came, in summer, the accidental death of his son, Del Hay.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading First came, in summer, the accidental death of his son, Del Hay.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading THE HEIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE (1902) AMERICA has always taken tragedy lightly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE (1902) AMERICA has always taken tragedy lightly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
ThreenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three hideous political murders, that would have fattened the Eumenides with horror, have thrown scarcely a shadow on the White House.
thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Three hideous political murders, that would have fattened the Eumenides with horror, have thrown scarcely a shadow on the White House.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
TooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
tragedynounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading THE HEIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE (1902) AMERICA has always taken tragedy lightly.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
treatedadjectiveUS /ˈtriːtɪd/
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
twenty-million-horse-power
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From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The year 1901 was a year of tragedy that seemed to Hay to centre on himself.
WhitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Three hideous political murders, that would have fattened the Eumenides with horror, have thrown scarcely a shadow on the White House.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three hideous political murders, that would have fattened the Eumenides with horror, have thrown scarcely a shadow on the White House.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Too busy to stop the activity of their twenty-million-horse-power society, Americans ignore tragic motives that would have overshadowed the Middle Ages; and the world learns to regard assassination as a form of hysteria, and death as neurosis, to be treated by a rest-cure.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The year 1901 was a year of tragedy that seemed to Hay to centre on himself.
