adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
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 That night I did not sleep at all well.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
apparentlyadverbUS /əˈperəntli/
from appearances alone
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I narrate it as it happened.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That night I did not sleep at all well.
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
competitionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
defraudedverbUS /dɪˈfrɔːdɪd/
past form of “defraud” — deprive of by deceit
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That night I did not sleep at all well.
dislikedadjectiveUS /dɪˈslaɪkt/
regarded with aversion
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I narrate it as it happened.
Harût
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From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I narrate it as it happened.
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 Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
individualadjectiveUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
insignificantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnjɪfɪkənt/
signifying nothing
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
judgmentnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
Marût
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
narrateverbUS /ˈnereɪt/
provide commentary for a film, for example
From this reading I narrate it as it happened.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night I did not sleep at all well.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That night I did not sleep at all well.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
pairnounUS /per/
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
physicaladjectiveUS /ˈfɪzɪkəl/
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
PLOTnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
purelyadverbUS /ˈpjʊrli/
restricted to something
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
readernounUS /ˈriːdər/
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
reputenounUS /riˈpjuːt/
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
sequelnounUS /ˈsiːkwəl/
something that follows something else
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
shootverbUS /ʃuːt/
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading That night I did not sleep at all well.
stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
strainnounUS /streɪn/
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night I did not sleep at all well.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading THE PLOT The sequel to the events of this evening may be told very briefly and of it the reader can form his own judgment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading That night I did not sleep at all well.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Or it may have been that my imagination was stirred by the arrival of that strange pair, Harût and Marût, apparently in search of myself, seven thousand miles away from any place where they can have known aught of an insignificant individual with a purely local repute.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It may have been because of the excitement of the great shoot in which I found myself in competition with another man whom I disliked and who had defrauded me in the past, to say nothing of its physical strain in cold and heavy weather.
