adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
absolutelyadverbUS /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He was absolutely, cloudlessly happy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
armedadjectiveUS /ɑːrmd/
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
ARTHURnounUS /ˈɑːrθər/
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading ARTHUR went back to his lodgings feeling as though he had wings.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ARTHUR went back to his lodgings feeling as though he had wings.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ARTHUR went back to his lodgings feeling as though he had wings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They could work together, possibly even die together, for the Republic that was to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The blossoming time of their hope was come, and the Padre would see it and believe.
blossomingnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmɪŋ/
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading The blossoming time of their hope was come, and the Padre would see it and believe.
cloudlessly
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From this reading He was absolutely, cloudlessly happy.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The blossoming time of their hope was come, and the Padre would see it and believe.
comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could work together, possibly even die together, for the Republic that was to be.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading They could work together, possibly even die together, for the Republic that was to be.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading They could work together, possibly even die together, for the Republic that was to be.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading ARTHUR went back to his lodgings feeling as though he had wings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
GemmanounUS /ˈdʒemə/
small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ARTHUR went back to his lodgings feeling as though he had wings.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He was absolutely, cloudlessly happy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ARTHUR went back to his lodgings feeling as though he had wings.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
hintsnounUS /hɪnts/
plural of “hint” — an indirect suggestion
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ARTHUR went back to his lodgings feeling as though he had wings.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The blossoming time of their hope was come, and the Padre would see it and believe.
insurrectionnounUS /ˌɪnsərˈekʃən/
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The blossoming time of their hope was come, and the Padre would see it and believe.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading ARTHUR went back to his lodgings feeling as though he had wings.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
PadrenounUS /ˈpædreɪ/
a chaplain in one of the military services
From this reading The blossoming time of their hope was come, and the Padre would see it and believe.
possiblyadverbUS /ˈpɑːsəbli/
by chance
From this reading They could work together, possibly even die together, for the Republic that was to be.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
RepublicnounUS /riˈpʌblək/
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading They could work together, possibly even die together, for the Republic that was to be.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The blossoming time of their hope was come, and the Padre would see it and believe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They could work together, possibly even die together, for the Republic that was to be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The blossoming time of their hope was come, and the Padre would see it and believe.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading At the meeting there had been hints of preparations for armed insurrection; and now Gemma was a comrade, and he loved her.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could work together, possibly even die together, for the Republic that was to be.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ARTHUR went back to his lodgings feeling as though he had wings.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The blossoming time of their hope was come, and the Padre would see it and believe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ARTHUR went back to his lodgings feeling as though he had wings.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They could work together, possibly even die together, for the Republic that was to be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was absolutely, cloudlessly happy.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ARTHUR went back to his lodgings feeling as though he had wings.
wingsnounUS /wɪŋz/
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading ARTHUR went back to his lodgings feeling as though he had wings.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading They could work together, possibly even die together, for the Republic that was to be.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The blossoming time of their hope was come, and the Padre would see it and believe.
