adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
altogetheradverbUS /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading One day he came upon deck, and, taking his arm as had been my wont, I sauntered with him backward and forward.
artistnounUS /ˈɑːrtəst/
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One day he came upon deck, and, taking his arm as had been my wont, I sauntered with him backward and forward.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading One day he came upon deck, and, taking his arm as had been my wont, I sauntered with him backward and forward.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading I pitied him from the bottom of my heart—but could not, for that reason, quite forgive his incommunicativeness in the matter of the “Last Supper.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I pitied him from the bottom of my heart—but could not, for that reason, quite forgive his incommunicativeness in the matter of the “Last Supper.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One day he came upon deck, and, taking his arm as had been my wont, I sauntered with him backward and forward.
circumstancesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstænsəz/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading His gloom, however (which I considered quite natural under the circumstances), seemed entirely unabated.
conclusionnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
consideredadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/
carefully weighed
From this reading His gloom, however (which I considered quite natural under the circumstances), seemed entirely unabated.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I pitied him from the bottom of my heart—but could not, for that reason, quite forgive his incommunicativeness in the matter of the “Last Supper.”
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day he came upon deck, and, taking his arm as had been my wont, I sauntered with him backward and forward.
decknounUS /dek/
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading One day he came upon deck, and, taking his arm as had been my wont, I sauntered with him backward and forward.
disgustverbUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
fill with distaste
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
ensuedverbUS /ɪnˈsuːd/
past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
enthusiasticadjectiveUS /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading His gloom, however (which I considered quite natural under the circumstances), seemed entirely unabated.
fancifuladjectiveUS /ˈfænsɪfəl/
indulging in or influenced by fancy
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
fitverbUS /fɪt/
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I pitied him from the bottom of my heart—but could not, for that reason, quite forgive his incommunicativeness in the matter of the “Last Supper.”
forgiveverbUS /fərˈɡɪv/
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading I pitied him from the bottom of my heart—but could not, for that reason, quite forgive his incommunicativeness in the matter of the “Last Supper.”
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading One day he came upon deck, and, taking his arm as had been my wont, I sauntered with him backward and forward.
freaknounUS /friːk/
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
gloomnounUS /ɡluːm/
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading His gloom, however (which I considered quite natural under the circumstances), seemed entirely unabated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For this I resolved to have my revenge.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day he came upon deck, and, taking his arm as had been my wont, I sauntered with him backward and forward.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I pitied him from the bottom of my heart—but could not, for that reason, quite forgive his incommunicativeness in the matter of the “Last Supper.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I pitied him from the bottom of my heart—but could not, for that reason, quite forgive his incommunicativeness in the matter of the “Last Supper.”
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His gloom, however (which I considered quite natural under the circumstances), seemed entirely unabated.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
incommunicativeness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I pitied him from the bottom of my heart—but could not, for that reason, quite forgive his incommunicativeness in the matter of the “Last Supper.”
inducedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈduːst/
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
LastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading I pitied him from the bottom of my heart—but could not, for that reason, quite forgive his incommunicativeness in the matter of the “Last Supper.”
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I pitied him from the bottom of my heart—but could not, for that reason, quite forgive his incommunicativeness in the matter of the “Last Supper.”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I pitied him from the bottom of my heart—but could not, for that reason, quite forgive his incommunicativeness in the matter of the “Last Supper.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day he came upon deck, and, taking his arm as had been my wont, I sauntered with him backward and forward.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
pitiedverbUS /ˈpɪtiːd/
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading I pitied him from the bottom of my heart—but could not, for that reason, quite forgive his incommunicativeness in the matter of the “Last Supper.”
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I pitied him from the bottom of my heart—but could not, for that reason, quite forgive his incommunicativeness in the matter of the “Last Supper.”
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I pitied him from the bottom of my heart—but could not, for that reason, quite forgive his incommunicativeness in the matter of the “Last Supper.”
resolvedadjectiveUS /riˈzɑːlvd/
determined
From this reading For this I resolved to have my revenge.
resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
revengenounUS /riˈvendʒ/
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading For this I resolved to have my revenge.
sauntered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day he came upon deck, and, taking his arm as had been my wont, I sauntered with him backward and forward.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His gloom, however (which I considered quite natural under the circumstances), seemed entirely unabated.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
speedyadjectiveUS /ˈspiːdiː/
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
SuppernounUS /ˈsʌpər/
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading I pitied him from the bottom of my heart—but could not, for that reason, quite forgive his incommunicativeness in the matter of the “Last Supper.”
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading One day he came upon deck, and, taking his arm as had been my wont, I sauntered with him backward and forward.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this I resolved to have my revenge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
unabatedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈbeɪtɪd/
continuing at full strength or intensity
From this reading His gloom, however (which I considered quite natural under the circumstances), seemed entirely unabated.
unaccountableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbəl/
not to be accounted for or explained
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading His gloom, however (which I considered quite natural under the circumstances), seemed entirely unabated.
uniteverbUS /ˈjuːnaɪt/
act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One day he came upon deck, and, taking his arm as had been my wont, I sauntered with him backward and forward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His gloom, however (which I considered quite natural under the circumstances), seemed entirely unabated.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My conclusion, from what I saw and heard, was, that, the artist, by some unaccountable freak of fate, or perhaps in some fit of enthusiastic and fanciful passion, had been induced to unite himself with a person altogether beneath him, and that the natural result, entire and speedy disgust, had ensued.
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading One day he came upon deck, and, taking his arm as had been my wont, I sauntered with him backward and forward.
