adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Monsieur Guillot was a man of emotional temperament.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
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 All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
arenanounUS /ərˈiːnə/
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was, in one sense of the word, a patriot, but it was the meanest and smallest sense.
centrenounUS /ˈsentər/
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
commandingadjectiveUS /kəˈmændɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading There was no great France for him in which his was not the commanding figure.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
emotionaladjectiveUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/
determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason
From this reading Monsieur Guillot was a man of emotional temperament.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading There was no great France for him in which his was not the commanding figure.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
FrancenounUS /fræns/
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading There was no great France for him in which his was not the commanding figure.
futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/
yet to be or coming
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
glorifiedadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːrəfaɪd/
accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
Granet
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From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was no great France for him in which his was not the commanding figure.
Guillot
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From this reading Monsieur Guillot was a man of emotional temperament.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
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 For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
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 For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was, in one sense of the word, a patriot, but it was the meanest and smallest sense.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Monsieur Guillot was a man of emotional temperament.
meanestadjectiveUS /ˈmiːnəst/
superlative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading He was, in one sense of the word, a patriot, but it was the meanest and smallest sense.
MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Monsieur Guillot was a man of emotional temperament.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no great France for him in which his was not the commanding figure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was no great France for him in which his was not the commanding figure.
occupyingverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “occupy” — keep busy with
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Monsieur Guillot was a man of emotional temperament.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
overlookedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkt/
not taken into account
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
patriotnounUS /ˈpeɪtriət/
one who loves and defends his or her country
From this reading He was, in one sense of the word, a patriot, but it was the meanest and smallest sense.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
schemernounUS /ˈskiːmər/
a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading He was, in one sense of the word, a patriot, but it was the meanest and smallest sense.
smallestadjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːləst/
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was, in one sense of the word, a patriot, but it was the meanest and smallest sense.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
temperamentnounUS /ˈtemprəmənt/
your usual mood
From this reading Monsieur Guillot was a man of emotional temperament.
ThamesnounUS /temz/
the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no great France for him in which his was not the commanding figure.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monsieur Guillot was a man of emotional temperament.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For more than an hour after Granet had left him, he paced up and down his little room, stood before the high windows which overlooked the Thames, raised his hands above his head and gazed with flashing eyes into the future--such a future!
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He was, in one sense of the word, a patriot, but it was the meanest and smallest sense.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading All his life he had been a schemer, his eyes turned towards the big things, yet with himself always occupying the one glorified place in the centre of the arena.
