adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
absurdadjectiveUS /əbˈsɜːrd/
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
accustomedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌstəmd/
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But when he spoke in this way to Margaret, she almost scolded him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If that really happened, there would be an end to his career.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
arm-chair
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From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If that really happened, there would be an end to his career.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he spoke in this way to Margaret, she almost scolded him.
careernounUS /kərˈɪr/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading If that really happened, there would be an end to his career.
Clewe
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From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
didn't
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From this reading “I didn't discover it,” he said; “it was Sammy and Gibbs who found the pole.
disappointmentsnounUS /dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənts/
plural of “disappointment” — a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “I didn't discover it,” he said; “it was Sammy and Gibbs who found the pole.
discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading If that really happened, there would be an end to his career.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading “I didn't discover it,” he said; “it was Sammy and Gibbs who found the pole.
GibbsnounUS /ɡɪbz/
United States chemist (1839-1903)
From this reading “I didn't discover it,” he said; “it was Sammy and Gibbs who found the pole.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading If that really happened, there would be an end to his career.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But when he spoke in this way to Margaret, she almost scolded him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
How
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From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn't discover it,” he said; “it was Sammy and Gibbs who found the pole.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If that really happened, there would be an end to his career.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But when he spoke in this way to Margaret, she almost scolded him.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
inventiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈventɪv/
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
Margaret
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From this reading But when he spoke in this way to Margaret, she almost scolded him.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
polenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading If that really happened, there would be an end to his career.
Roland
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From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
Sammy
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From this reading “I didn't discover it,” he said; “it was Sammy and Gibbs who found the pole.
scoldedverbUS /ˈskoʊldɪd/
past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading But when he spoke in this way to Margaret, she almost scolded him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when he spoke in this way to Margaret, she almost scolded him.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading But when he spoke in this way to Margaret, she almost scolded him.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading If that really happened, there would be an end to his career.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But when he spoke in this way to Margaret, she almost scolded him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
utterlyadverbUS /ˈʌtərli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the course of his inventive life Roland Clewe had become accustomed to disappointments; he was very much afraid, indeed, that he was beginning to expect them.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But when he spoke in this way to Margaret, she almost scolded him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when he spoke in this way to Margaret, she almost scolded him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “How utterly absurd it is,” she said, “for a man who has just discovered the north pole to sit down in an arm-chair and talk in that way!”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If that really happened, there would be an end to his career.
