AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading THE BIRTH OF WONDER Meanwhile their father alone grew neither older nor larger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading His appearance did not change.
BIRTHnounUS /bɜːrθ/
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading THE BIRTH OF WONDER Meanwhile their father alone grew neither older nor larger.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading His appearance did not change.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not imagine that he would ever change.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His appearance did not change.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading They could not imagine that he would ever change.
FancynounUS /ˈfænsi/
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Yet, though he had Fancy, he had not Imagination.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE BIRTH OF WONDER Meanwhile their father alone grew neither older nor larger.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading THE BIRTH OF WONDER Meanwhile their father alone grew neither older nor larger.
grindverbUS /ɡraɪnd/
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet, though he had Fancy, he had not Imagination.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could not imagine that he would ever change.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His appearance did not change.
ImaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Yet, though he had Fancy, he had not Imagination.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading They could not imagine that he would ever change.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
largeradjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading THE BIRTH OF WONDER Meanwhile their father alone grew neither older nor larger.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
MeanwhileadverbUS /ˈmiːnwaɪl/
at the same time but in another place
From this reading THE BIRTH OF WONDER Meanwhile their father alone grew neither older nor larger.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
mysteriouslyadverbUS /ˌmɪˈstɪriəsli/
in a cryptic manner
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading THE BIRTH OF WONDER Meanwhile their father alone grew neither older nor larger.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE BIRTH OF WONDER Meanwhile their father alone grew neither older nor larger.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His appearance did not change.
occasionsnounUS /əˈkeɪʒənz/
something you have to do
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BIRTH OF WONDER Meanwhile their father alone grew neither older nor larger.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading THE BIRTH OF WONDER Meanwhile their father alone grew neither older nor larger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
storiesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They could not imagine that he would ever change.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIRTH OF WONDER Meanwhile their father alone grew neither older nor larger.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE BIRTH OF WONDER Meanwhile their father alone grew neither older nor larger.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could not imagine that he would ever change.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet, though he had Fancy, he had not Imagination.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
variantsnounUS /ˈveriənts/
plural of “variant” — an event that departs from expectations
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
WONDERnounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading THE BIRTH OF WONDER Meanwhile their father alone grew neither older nor larger.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading He still went up to London in the morning, he still came down again, he still continued to grind out stories which they thought wonderful, and he still, on occasions, said mysteriously, "A day will come," or its variants, "Some day," and "A day is coming."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They could not imagine that he would ever change.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, though he had Fancy, he had not Imagination.
