adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
absent-mindedly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gave him a stiff whisky-and-soda, which he gulped down absent-mindedly.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then one evening I ran against Hollond on the Embankment, and thought him looking horribly ill.
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 walked back with me to my rooms, and hardly uttered one word all the way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
animal'snounUS /ˈænəməlz/
possessive form of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading There was that strained, hunted look in his eyes that you see in a frightened animal's.
ArbitrationnounUS /ˌɑːrbɪˈtreɪʃən/
(law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He walked back with me to my rooms, and hardly uttered one word all the way.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
Chilian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I gave him a stiff whisky-and-soda, which he gulped down absent-mindedly.
EmbankmentnounUS /emˈbæŋkmənt/
a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
From this reading Then one evening I ran against Hollond on the Embankment, and thought him looking horribly ill.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Then one evening I ran against Hollond on the Embankment, and thought him looking horribly ill.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was that strained, hunted look in his eyes that you see in a frightened animal's.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/
made afraid
From this reading There was that strained, hunted look in his eyes that you see in a frightened animal's.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I gave him a stiff whisky-and-soda, which he gulped down absent-mindedly.
gulpedverbUS /ɡʌlpt/
past form of “gulp” — to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
From this reading I gave him a stiff whisky-and-soda, which he gulped down absent-mindedly.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading He walked back with me to my rooms, and hardly uttered one word all the way.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He walked back with me to my rooms, and hardly uttered one word all the way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then one evening I ran against Hollond on the Embankment, and thought him looking horribly ill.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was that strained, hunted look in his eyes that you see in a frightened animal's.
Hollond
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then one evening I ran against Hollond on the Embankment, and thought him looking horribly ill.
horriblyadverbUS /ˈhɔːrəbli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading Then one evening I ran against Hollond on the Embankment, and thought him looking horribly ill.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading There was that strained, hunted look in his eyes that you see in a frightened animal's.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Then one evening I ran against Hollond on the Embankment, and thought him looking horribly ill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was that strained, hunted look in his eyes that you see in a frightened animal's.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There was that strained, hunted look in his eyes that you see in a frightened animal's.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Then one evening I ran against Hollond on the Embankment, and thought him looking horribly ill.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He walked back with me to my rooms, and hardly uttered one word all the way.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He walked back with me to my rooms, and hardly uttered one word all the way.
NextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then one evening I ran against Hollond on the Embankment, and thought him looking horribly ill.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then one evening I ran against Hollond on the Embankment, and thought him looking horribly ill.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Then one evening I ran against Hollond on the Embankment, and thought him looking horribly ill.
roomsnounUS /ruːmz/
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading He walked back with me to my rooms, and hardly uttered one word all the way.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There was that strained, hunted look in his eyes that you see in a frightened animal's.
stiffadjectiveUS /stɪf/
not moving or operating freely
From this reading I gave him a stiff whisky-and-soda, which he gulped down absent-mindedly.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading There was that strained, hunted look in his eyes that you see in a frightened animal's.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was that strained, hunted look in his eyes that you see in a frightened animal's.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then one evening I ran against Hollond on the Embankment, and thought him looking horribly ill.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was that strained, hunted look in his eyes that you see in a frightened animal's.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then one evening I ran against Hollond on the Embankment, and thought him looking horribly ill.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He walked back with me to my rooms, and hardly uttered one word all the way.
utteredadjectiveUS /ˈʌtərd/
communicated in words
From this reading He walked back with me to my rooms, and hardly uttered one word all the way.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked back with me to my rooms, and hardly uttered one word all the way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He walked back with me to my rooms, and hardly uttered one word all the way.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I gave him a stiff whisky-and-soda, which he gulped down absent-mindedly.
whisky-and-soda
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gave him a stiff whisky-and-soda, which he gulped down absent-mindedly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Next week I was busy with the Chilian Arbitration case, and saw nobody for a couple of months.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He walked back with me to my rooms, and hardly uttered one word all the way.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There was that strained, hunted look in his eyes that you see in a frightened animal's.
