adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He sat on the hill above his lime-kilns, reading the little hand-book of philosophy which had played so big a part in his life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
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 He still interlarded all his conversation with quotations from brilliant poseurs like Chateaubriand and Rochefoucauld, and from missionaries of thought like Hume and Hegel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
bankernounUS /ˈbæŋkər/
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His real joy, however, was in withdrawing for what might be called a seance of meditation from the world's business.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He sat on the hill above his lime-kilns, reading the little hand-book of philosophy which had played so big a part in his life.
brilliantadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪljənt/
of surpassing excellence
From this reading He still interlarded all his conversation with quotations from brilliant poseurs like Chateaubriand and Rochefoucauld, and from missionaries of thought like Hume and Hegel.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading His real joy, however, was in withdrawing for what might be called a seance of meditation from the world's business.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His real joy, however, was in withdrawing for what might be called a seance of meditation from the world's business.
cavenounUS /keɪv/
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
Chateaubriandnoun
French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848)
From this reading He still interlarded all his conversation with quotations from brilliant poseurs like Chateaubriand and Rochefoucauld, and from missionaries of thought like Hume and Hegel.
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading He still interlarded all his conversation with quotations from brilliant poseurs like Chateaubriand and Rochefoucauld, and from missionaries of thought like Hume and Hegel.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Whatever else had disturbed his mind and diverted him from his course, nothing had weaned him from this obsession.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
disturbedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbd/
having the place or position changed
From this reading Whatever else had disturbed his mind and diverted him from his course, nothing had weaned him from this obsession.
divertedadjectiveUS /daɪˈvɜːrtɪd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading Whatever else had disturbed his mind and diverted him from his course, nothing had weaned him from this obsession.
else
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From this reading Whatever else had disturbed his mind and diverted him from his course, nothing had weaned him from this obsession.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His real joy, however, was in withdrawing for what might be called a seance of meditation from the world's business.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
hand-book
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From this reading He sat on the hill above his lime-kilns, reading the little hand-book of philosophy which had played so big a part in his life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
HegelnounUS /ˈheɡəl/
German philosopher whose three stage process of dialectical reasoning was adopted by Karl Marx (1770-1831)
From this reading He still interlarded all his conversation with quotations from brilliant poseurs like Chateaubriand and Rochefoucauld, and from missionaries of thought like Hume and Hegel.
hermitnounUS /ˈhɜːrmət/
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He sat on the hill above his lime-kilns, reading the little hand-book of philosophy which had played so big a part in his life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whatever else had disturbed his mind and diverted him from his course, nothing had weaned him from this obsession.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His real joy, however, was in withdrawing for what might be called a seance of meditation from the world's business.
HumenounUS /hjuːm/
Scottish philosopher skeptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
From this reading He still interlarded all his conversation with quotations from brilliant poseurs like Chateaubriand and Rochefoucauld, and from missionaries of thought like Hume and Hegel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
interlarded
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From this reading He still interlarded all his conversation with quotations from brilliant poseurs like Chateaubriand and Rochefoucauld, and from missionaries of thought like Hume and Hegel.
interludesnounUS /ˈɪntərluːdz/
plural of “interlude” — an intervening period or episode
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
Jacques
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From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
JeannounUS /dʒiːn/
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading His real joy, however, was in withdrawing for what might be called a seance of meditation from the world's business.
leasenounUS /liːs/
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
lime-kilns
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From this reading He sat on the hill above his lime-kilns, reading the little hand-book of philosophy which had played so big a part in his life.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He sat on the hill above his lime-kilns, reading the little hand-book of philosophy which had played so big a part in his life.
meditationnounUS /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading His real joy, however, was in withdrawing for what might be called a seance of meditation from the world's business.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His real joy, however, was in withdrawing for what might be called a seance of meditation from the world's business.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Whatever else had disturbed his mind and diverted him from his course, nothing had weaned him from this obsession.
missionariesnounUS /ˈmɪʃəneriz/
plural of “missionary” — someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading He still interlarded all his conversation with quotations from brilliant poseurs like Chateaubriand and Rochefoucauld, and from missionaries of thought like Hume and Hegel.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Whatever else had disturbed his mind and diverted him from his course, nothing had weaned him from this obsession.
obsessionnounUS /əbˈseʃən/
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
From this reading Whatever else had disturbed his mind and diverted him from his course, nothing had weaned him from this obsession.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat on the hill above his lime-kilns, reading the little hand-book of philosophy which had played so big a part in his life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He sat on the hill above his lime-kilns, reading the little hand-book of philosophy which had played so big a part in his life.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading He sat on the hill above his lime-kilns, reading the little hand-book of philosophy which had played so big a part in his life.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading He sat on the hill above his lime-kilns, reading the little hand-book of philosophy which had played so big a part in his life.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
poseursnounUS /ˈpoʊzərz/
plural of “poseur” — a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
From this reading He still interlarded all his conversation with quotations from brilliant poseurs like Chateaubriand and Rochefoucauld, and from missionaries of thought like Hume and Hegel.
quotationsnounUS /kwoʊˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “quotation” — a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading He still interlarded all his conversation with quotations from brilliant poseurs like Chateaubriand and Rochefoucauld, and from missionaries of thought like Hume and Hegel.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading He sat on the hill above his lime-kilns, reading the little hand-book of philosophy which had played so big a part in his life.
realadjectiveUS /riːl/
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading His real joy, however, was in withdrawing for what might be called a seance of meditation from the world's business.
Rochefoucauld
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From this reading He still interlarded all his conversation with quotations from brilliant poseurs like Chateaubriand and Rochefoucauld, and from missionaries of thought like Hume and Hegel.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat on the hill above his lime-kilns, reading the little hand-book of philosophy which had played so big a part in his life.
seancenounUS /ˈseɪɑːns/
a meeting of spiritualists
From this reading His real joy, however, was in withdrawing for what might be called a seance of meditation from the world's business.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He sat on the hill above his lime-kilns, reading the little hand-book of philosophy which had played so big a part in his life.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading He still interlarded all his conversation with quotations from brilliant poseurs like Chateaubriand and Rochefoucauld, and from missionaries of thought like Hume and Hegel.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whatever else had disturbed his mind and diverted him from his course, nothing had weaned him from this obsession.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He still interlarded all his conversation with quotations from brilliant poseurs like Chateaubriand and Rochefoucauld, and from missionaries of thought like Hume and Hegel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
treatedadjectiveUS /ˈtriːtɪd/
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His real joy, however, was in withdrawing for what might be called a seance of meditation from the world's business.
weanedadjectiveUS /wiːnd/
freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother's milk
From this reading Whatever else had disturbed his mind and diverted him from his course, nothing had weaned him from this obsession.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His real joy, however, was in withdrawing for what might be called a seance of meditation from the world's business.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever else had disturbed his mind and diverted him from his course, nothing had weaned him from this obsession.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day after Jean Jacques had got a new lease of life and become his own banker, he treated himself to one of those interludes of pleasure from which he had emerged in the past like a hermit from his cave.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He still interlarded all his conversation with quotations from brilliant poseurs like Chateaubriand and Rochefoucauld, and from missionaries of thought like Hume and Hegel.
withdrawingverbUS /wɪθˈdrɔːɪŋ/
-ing form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading His real joy, however, was in withdrawing for what might be called a seance of meditation from the world's business.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading His real joy, however, was in withdrawing for what might be called a seance of meditation from the world's business.
