aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are we not to join fortunes and live together?
assailedverbUS /əˈseɪld/
past form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
believableadjectiveUS /bəˈliːvəbəl/
capable of being believed
From this reading And yet, is that believable?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What interest could lead her to deceive me?
deceiveverbUS /dɪˈsiːv/
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading What interest could lead her to deceive me?
drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
feteverbUS /feɪt/
have a celebration
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Are we not to join fortunes and live together?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What interest could lead her to deceive me?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading What interest could lead her to deceive me?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet, is that believable?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
joinverbUS /dʒɔɪn/
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Are we not to join fortunes and live together?
leadverbUS /led/
take somebody somewhere
From this reading What interest could lead her to deceive me?
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Are we not to join fortunes and live together?
MathiasnounUS /məˈθaɪəs/
United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon (born in 1930)
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
mother-in-lawnounUS /ˈmʌðərɪnlɔː/
the mother of your spouse
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Are we not to join fortunes and live together?
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
Paul'snounUS /pɔːlz/
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Are we not to join fortunes and live together?
tormentnounUS /ˈtɔːrment/
unbearable physical pain
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
trickedverbUS /trɪkt/
past form of “trick” — deceive somebody
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Are we not to join fortunes and live together?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What interest could lead her to deceive me?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though the excitement of the fete had driven from Paul’s mind the anxious thoughts that now and then assailed it, when he was alone with himself and in his bed they returned to torment him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It seems to me,” he said to himself, “that without that good Mathias my mother-in-law would have tricked me.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, is that believable?
