adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
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 seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
AnotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another month passed by.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
armiesnounUS /ˈɑːrmiz/
plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
bentnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
buriedadjectiveUS /ˈberid/
placed in a grave
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Another month passed by.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There came another great convulsion of the stock market.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
conflictnounUS /ˈkɑːnflɪkt/
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
convulsionnounUS /kənˈvʌlʃən/
a sudden uncontrollable attack
From this reading There came another great convulsion of the stock market.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
digsnounUS /dɪɡz/
an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
echoesnounUS /ˈekoʊz/
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
fieldnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
financialadjectiveUS /fəˈnænʃəl/
involving financial matters
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/
yet to be or coming
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There came another great convulsion of the stock market.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
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 He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
marketnounUS /ˈmɑːrkət/
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading There came another great convulsion of the stock market.
marshalling
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From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
Montague
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Another month passed by.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Another month passed by.
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
rumbledverbUS /ˈrʌmbəld/
past form of “rumble” — make a low noise
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
shellsnounUS /ʃelz/
plural of “shell” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
startledadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtəld/
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
stocknounUS /stɑːk/
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading There came another great convulsion of the stock market.
stormverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came another great convulsion of the stock market.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He seemed to himself like some peasant who digs with bent head in a field, while armies are marshalling for battle all around him; and who is startled suddenly by the crash of conflict, and the bursting of shells about his head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading It was a thing which he thought of with wonder in future times--that he should have had so little idea of what was coming.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Montague was buried in his work, and he caught but faint echoes of the storm that rumbled in the financial world.
