adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
applausenounUS /əˈplɔːz/
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had never been so stirred in his life—it was a miracle that had been wrought in him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
claspedverbUS /klæspt/
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
crowdverbUS /kraʊd/
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
Jurgis
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From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He had never been so stirred in his life—it was a miracle that had been wrought in him.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
Marseillaisenoun
the French national anthem
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
miraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading He had never been so stirred in his life—it was a miracle that had been wrought in him.
nervenounUS /nɜːrv/
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
platformnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrm/
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
realizedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
seatnounUS /siːt/
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
seizedverbUS /siːzd/
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had never been so stirred in his life—it was a miracle that had been wrought in him.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
stanzanounUS /ˈstænzə/
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He had never been so stirred in his life—it was a miracle that had been wrought in him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
thunderedverbUS /ˈθʌndərd/
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading As stanza after stanza of it thundered forth, he sat with his hands clasped, trembling in every nerve.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man had gone back to a seat upon the platform, and Jurgis realized that his speech was over.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The applause continued for several minutes; and then some one started a song, and the crowd took it up, and the place shook with it.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Jurgis had never heard it, and he could not make out the words, but the wild and wonderful spirit of it seized upon him—it was the “Marseillaise!”
wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading He had never been so stirred in his life—it was a miracle that had been wrought in him.
