adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
actuallyadverbUS /ˈæktʃuːəli/
in actual fact
From this reading How otherwise, when the sun actually shone on the ponds?
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 Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
blossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading How could it be otherwise, when there was veritably blossom on the trees and the chimneys were ceasing to smoke?
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
ceasingverbUS /ˈsiːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading How could it be otherwise, when there was veritably blossom on the trees and the chimneys were ceasing to smoke?
chimneysnounUS /ˈtʃɪmniz/
plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading How could it be otherwise, when there was veritably blossom on the trees and the chimneys were ceasing to smoke?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could it be otherwise, when there was veritably blossom on the trees and the chimneys were ceasing to smoke?
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
Derek
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From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The poets, painters, talkers who lived up there were at each other all the time in their great game of make-believe.
effortnounUS /ˈefərt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
embalmedverbUS /emˈbɑːmd/
past form of “embalm” — preserve a dead body
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
enginesnounUS /ˈendʒənz/
plural of “engine” — motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
fevernounUS /ˈfiːvər/
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The poets, painters, talkers who lived up there were at each other all the time in their great game of make-believe.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The poets, painters, talkers who lived up there were at each other all the time in their great game of make-believe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
Hampstead
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
How
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From this reading How could it be otherwise, when there was veritably blossom on the trees and the chimneys were ceasing to smoke?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
increasenounUS /ˌɪnˈkriːs/
a quantity that is added
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How could it be otherwise, when there was veritably blossom on the trees and the chimneys were ceasing to smoke?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The poets, painters, talkers who lived up there were at each other all the time in their great game of make-believe.
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 The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
make-believenoun
imaginative intellectual play
From this reading The poets, painters, talkers who lived up there were at each other all the time in their great game of make-believe.
maximumnounUS /ˈmæksəməm/
the largest possible quantity
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The poets, painters, talkers who lived up there were at each other all the time in their great game of make-believe.
otherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/
in other respects or ways
From this reading How could it be otherwise, when there was veritably blossom on the trees and the chimneys were ceasing to smoke?
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
paintersnounUS /ˈpeɪntərz/
plural of “painter” — an artist who paints
From this reading The poets, painters, talkers who lived up there were at each other all the time in their great game of make-believe.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading The poets, painters, talkers who lived up there were at each other all the time in their great game of make-believe.
pondsnounUS /pɑːndz/
plural of “pond” — a small lake
From this reading How otherwise, when the sun actually shone on the ponds?
rampartnounUS /ˈræmpɑːrt/
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
shoneverbUS /ʃoʊn/
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading How otherwise, when the sun actually shone on the ponds?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
smokenounUS /smoʊk/
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading How could it be otherwise, when there was veritably blossom on the trees and the chimneys were ceasing to smoke?
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading How otherwise, when the sun actually shone on the ponds?
talkersnounUS /ˈtɔːkərz/
plural of “talker” — someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The poets, painters, talkers who lived up there were at each other all the time in their great game of make-believe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The poets, painters, talkers who lived up there were at each other all the time in their great game of make-believe.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The poets, painters, talkers who lived up there were at each other all the time in their great game of make-believe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Even on this outer rampart of Hampstead, people, engines, horses, all had a touch of the spring fever; indeed, especially on this rampart of Hampstead was there increase of the effort to believe that nature was not dead and embalmed in books.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading How could it be otherwise, when there was veritably blossom on the trees and the chimneys were ceasing to smoke?
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
veritably
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How could it be otherwise, when there was veritably blossom on the trees and the chimneys were ceasing to smoke?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The poets, painters, talkers who lived up there were at each other all the time in their great game of make-believe.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading How could it be otherwise, when there was veritably blossom on the trees and the chimneys were ceasing to smoke?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The London which Derek had said should be blown up was at its maximum of life those May days.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The poets, painters, talkers who lived up there were at each other all the time in their great game of make-believe.
