adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Major Swan may or may not have been a gifted soldier.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
appearsverbUS /əˈpɪrz/
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Major Swan may or may not have been a gifted soldier.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
Carruthers
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From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
lacking grace in movement or posture
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
concernedadjectiveUS /kənˈsɜːrnd/
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
court-martialnounUS /ˈkɔːrtmɑːrʃəl/
a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
deliverynounUS /dɪˈlɪvəri/
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
denouncesverbUS /dɪˈnaʊnsɪz/
third-person singular of “denounce” — speak out against
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading He had been saddled with a duty and he must perform it.
giftedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪftəd/
endowed with talent or talents
From this reading Major Swan may or may not have been a gifted soldier.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been saddled with a duty and he must perform it.
haltingadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːltɪŋ/
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Major Swan may or may not have been a gifted soldier.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
HistorynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading History is silent on the point.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading History is silent on the point.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had been saddled with a duty and he must perform it.
limitedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/
small in range or scope
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Major Swan may or may not have been a gifted soldier.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Major Swan may or may not have been a gifted soldier.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had been saddled with a duty and he must perform it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Major Swan may or may not have been a gifted soldier.
occasionnounUS /əˈkeɪʒən/
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading History is silent on the point.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Major Swan may or may not have been a gifted soldier.
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
performverbUS /pərˈfɔːrm/
carry out or perform an action
From this reading He had been saddled with a duty and he must perform it.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading History is silent on the point.
recordsnounUS /rəˈkɔːrdz/
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
reflectingadjectiveUS /rɪˈflektɪŋ/
causing reflection or having a device that reflects
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
rhetoricnounUS /ˈretərɪk/
using language effectively to please or persuade
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
saddledadjectiveUS /ˈsædəld/
having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
From this reading He had been saddled with a duty and he must perform it.
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading History is silent on the point.
soldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Major Swan may or may not have been a gifted soldier.
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
survivingadjectiveUS /sərˈvaɪvɪŋ/
still in existence
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
SwanverbUS /swɑːn/
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading Major Swan may or may not have been a gifted soldier.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading History is silent on the point.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
unimpassionedadjective
free from emotional appeal; marked by reasonableness
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
vocabularynounUS /voʊˈkæbjəleri/
a listing of the words used in some enterprise
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His vocabulary was limited, his rhetoric clumsy, and Major Carruthers denounces his delivery as halting, his very voice dull and monotonous; also his manner, reflecting his mind on this occasion, appears to have been perfectly unimpassioned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the surviving records of the court-martial with which we are concerned go to show that he was certainly not a gifted speaker.
