adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
advisedadjectiveUS /ædˈvaɪzd/
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
beachnounUS /biːtʃ/
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading When I next stood on _terra firma,_ my feet were on the lovely beach of one of the Pacific Islands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
civilizedadjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
From this reading I hired a vessel, and sailed out of the civilized world.
DEEN
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From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
designnounUS /dɪˈzaɪn/
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading What I suffered I have not told yet, and do not design to tell.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What I suffered I have not told yet, and do not design to tell.
effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
EnglishmannounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən/
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading When I next stood on _terra firma,_ my feet were on the lovely beach of one of the Pacific Islands.
firma
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From this reading When I next stood on _terra firma,_ my feet were on the lovely beach of one of the Pacific Islands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What I suffered I have not told yet, and do not design to tell.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading I hired a vessel, and sailed out of the civilized world.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
IslandsnounUS /ˈaɪləndz/
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading When I next stood on _terra firma,_ my feet were on the lovely beach of one of the Pacific Islands.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading When I next stood on _terra firma,_ my feet were on the lovely beach of one of the Pacific Islands.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
MISTRESSnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When I next stood on _terra firma,_ my feet were on the lovely beach of one of the Pacific Islands.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What I suffered I have not told yet, and do not design to tell.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When I next stood on _terra firma,_ my feet were on the lovely beach of one of the Pacific Islands.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I hired a vessel, and sailed out of the civilized world.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading When I next stood on _terra firma,_ my feet were on the lovely beach of one of the Pacific Islands.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
sailedverbUS /seɪld/
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading I hired a vessel, and sailed out of the civilized world.
scenesnounUS /siːnz/
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading When I next stood on _terra firma,_ my feet were on the lovely beach of one of the Pacific Islands.
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading What I suffered I have not told yet, and do not design to tell.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading What I suffered I have not told yet, and do not design to tell.
terra
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I next stood on _terra firma,_ my feet were on the lovely beach of one of the Pacific Islands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
ThreenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading What I suffered I have not told yet, and do not design to tell.
Trieste
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From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
TRIMLEY
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From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
vesselnounUS /ˈvesəl/
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading I hired a vessel, and sailed out of the civilized world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I next stood on _terra firma,_ my feet were on the lovely beach of one of the Pacific Islands.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I suffered I have not told yet, and do not design to tell.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MISTRESS OF TRIMLEY DEEN Three weary months had passed, when a new idea was put into my head by an Englishman whom I met at Trieste.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I hired a vessel, and sailed out of the civilized world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He advised turning my back on Europe, and trying the effect of scenes of life that would be new to me.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading What I suffered I have not told yet, and do not design to tell.
