adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One hadn't anticipated quite such a tremendous accession to power for one's party.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I would lie and speculate about what it was we WERE going to do.
accessionnounUS /əkˈseʃən/
a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
From this reading One hadn't anticipated quite such a tremendous accession to power for one's party.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After these orgies I would get home very tired and excited, and find it difficult to get to sleep.
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 “I wonder just what we shall do with it all,” I heard one sceptic speculating....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After these orgies I would get home very tired and excited, and find it difficult to get to sleep.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading One hadn't anticipated quite such a tremendous accession to power for one's party.
difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading After these orgies I would get home very tired and excited, and find it difficult to get to sleep.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I wonder just what we shall do with it all,” I heard one sceptic speculating....
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading After these orgies I would get home very tired and excited, and find it difficult to get to sleep.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading After these orgies I would get home very tired and excited, and find it difficult to get to sleep.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Liberalism was swirling in like a flood....
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One hadn't anticipated quite such a tremendous accession to power for one's party.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading After these orgies I would get home very tired and excited, and find it difficult to get to sleep.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading I would lie and speculate about what it was we WERE going to do.
hadn't
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From this reading One hadn't anticipated quite such a tremendous accession to power for one's party.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I wonder just what we shall do with it all,” I heard one sceptic speculating....
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading After these orgies I would get home very tired and excited, and find it difficult to get to sleep.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder just what we shall do with it all,” I heard one sceptic speculating....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Liberalism was swirling in like a flood....
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I wonder just what we shall do with it all,” I heard one sceptic speculating....
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “I wonder just what we shall do with it all,” I heard one sceptic speculating....
LiberalismnounUS /ˈlɪbɜːrəlɪzəm/
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
From this reading Liberalism was swirling in like a flood....
lieverbUS /laɪ/
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading I would lie and speculate about what it was we WERE going to do.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Liberalism was swirling in like a flood....
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I wonder just what we shall do with it all,” I heard one sceptic speculating....
one's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One hadn't anticipated quite such a tremendous accession to power for one's party.
orgiesnounUS /ˈɔːrdʒiz/
plural of “orgy” — any act of immoderate indulgence
From this reading After these orgies I would get home very tired and excited, and find it difficult to get to sleep.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading One hadn't anticipated quite such a tremendous accession to power for one's party.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading One hadn't anticipated quite such a tremendous accession to power for one's party.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading One hadn't anticipated quite such a tremendous accession to power for one's party.
scepticnounUS /ˈskeptɪk/
someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
From this reading “I wonder just what we shall do with it all,” I heard one sceptic speculating....
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I wonder just what we shall do with it all,” I heard one sceptic speculating....
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading After these orgies I would get home very tired and excited, and find it difficult to get to sleep.
speculateverbUS /ˈspekjəleɪt/
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
From this reading I would lie and speculate about what it was we WERE going to do.
speculatingverbUS /ˈspekjəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “speculate” — to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
From this reading “I wonder just what we shall do with it all,” I heard one sceptic speculating....
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading One hadn't anticipated quite such a tremendous accession to power for one's party.
swirlingverbUS /ˈswɜːrlɪŋ/
-ing form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Liberalism was swirling in like a flood....
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After these orgies I would get home very tired and excited, and find it difficult to get to sleep.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading After these orgies I would get home very tired and excited, and find it difficult to get to sleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After these orgies I would get home very tired and excited, and find it difficult to get to sleep.
tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading One hadn't anticipated quite such a tremendous accession to power for one's party.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading After these orgies I would get home very tired and excited, and find it difficult to get to sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I would lie and speculate about what it was we WERE going to do.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I wonder just what we shall do with it all,” I heard one sceptic speculating....
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I would lie and speculate about what it was we WERE going to do.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I wonder just what we shall do with it all,” I heard one sceptic speculating....
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I wonder just what we shall do with it all,” I heard one sceptic speculating....
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder just what we shall do with it all,” I heard one sceptic speculating....
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After these orgies I would get home very tired and excited, and find it difficult to get to sleep.
