adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “What in the world have we come here for?” he muttered; “I feel a bit giddy.”
achievedverbUS /əˈtʃiːvd/
past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I alone was to land.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
aversionnounUS /əˈvɜːrʒən/
a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled the matter.
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “What in the world have we come here for?” he muttered; “I feel a bit giddy.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled the matter.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading I made him drink some whisky, which revived him; and then, speaking in whispers, we settled certain points.
coincidingadjectiveUS /ˌkoʊənˈsaɪdɪŋ/
occurring or operating at the same time
From this reading Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled the matter.
collapsenounUS /kəˈlæps/
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “What in the world have we come here for?” he muttered; “I feel a bit giddy.”
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled the matter.
DaviesnounUS /ˈdeɪviz/
plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled the matter.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
demurredverbUS /dɪˈmɜːrd/
inflected form of “demur” — take exception to
From this reading Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled the matter.
drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/
take in liquids
From this reading I made him drink some whisky, which revived him; and then, speaking in whispers, we settled certain points.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “What in the world have we come here for?” he muttered; “I feel a bit giddy.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
forcenounUS /fɔːrs/
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
giddyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪdi/
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading “What in the world have we come here for?” he muttered; “I feel a bit giddy.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What in the world have we come here for?” he muttered; “I feel a bit giddy.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What in the world have we come here for?” he muttered; “I feel a bit giddy.”
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “What in the world have we come here for?” he muttered; “I feel a bit giddy.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I made him drink some whisky, which revived him; and then, speaking in whispers, we settled certain points.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What in the world have we come here for?” he muttered; “I feel a bit giddy.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading I alone was to land.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
loyaltynounUS /ˈlɔɪəlti/
the quality of being loyal
From this reading Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled the matter.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made him drink some whisky, which revived him; and then, speaking in whispers, we settled certain points.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled the matter.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “What in the world have we come here for?” he muttered; “I feel a bit giddy.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled the matter.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled the matter.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled the matter.
pointsnounUS /pɔɪnts/
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading I made him drink some whisky, which revived him; and then, speaking in whispers, we settled certain points.
Quartettenoun
four performers or singers who perform together
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
revivedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪvd/
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading I made him drink some whisky, which revived him; and then, speaking in whispers, we settled certain points.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled the matter.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading I made him drink some whisky, which revived him; and then, speaking in whispers, we settled certain points.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I made him drink some whisky, which revived him; and then, speaking in whispers, we settled certain points.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading I made him drink some whisky, which revived him; and then, speaking in whispers, we settled certain points.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled the matter.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I made him drink some whisky, which revived him; and then, speaking in whispers, we settled certain points.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled the matter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I alone was to land.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Quartette His _tour de force_ was achieved, and for the moment something like collapse set in.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “What in the world have we come here for?” he muttered; “I feel a bit giddy.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What in the world have we come here for?” he muttered; “I feel a bit giddy.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I made him drink some whisky, which revived him; and then, speaking in whispers, we settled certain points.
whiskynounUS /ˈwɪski/
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading I made him drink some whisky, which revived him; and then, speaking in whispers, we settled certain points.
whispersnounUS /ˈwɪspərz/
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading I made him drink some whisky, which revived him; and then, speaking in whispers, we settled certain points.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Davies demurred to this out of loyalty, but common sense, coinciding with a strong aversion of his own, settled the matter.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “What in the world have we come here for?” he muttered; “I feel a bit giddy.”
