adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a social animal.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
accordingadjectiveUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
actverbUS /ækt/
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
actedverbUS /ˈæktɪd/
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
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 From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading He was a social animal.
authenticadjectiveUS /əˈθentɪk/
conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Man is not a reasonable creature; he is a socially responsive creature trying to be reasonable in spite of that fact.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That, he saw for the first time, had been the ruling motive of his life; it was the clue to him.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
cluenounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
From this reading That, he saw for the first time, had been the ruling motive of his life; it was the clue to him.
congenialadjectiveUS /kənˈdʒiːnjəl/
suitable to your needs
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Man is not a reasonable creature; he is a socially responsive creature trying to be reasonable in spite of that fact.
curacynoun
the position of a curate
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
your usual mood
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
episcopacynoun
the collective body of bishops
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
expectationsnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Man is not a reasonable creature; he is a socially responsive creature trying to be reasonable in spite of that fact.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That, he saw for the first time, had been the ruling motive of his life; it was the clue to him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That, he saw for the first time, had been the ruling motive of his life; it was the clue to him.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a social animal.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That, he saw for the first time, had been the ruling motive of his life; it was the clue to him.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpəls/
an instinctive motive
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Man is not a reasonable creature; he is a socially responsive creature trying to be reasonable in spite of that fact.
independentadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/
free from external control and constraint
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
instinctiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/
unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Man is not a reasonable creature; he is a socially responsive creature trying to be reasonable in spite of that fact.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That, he saw for the first time, had been the ruling motive of his life; it was the clue to him.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That, he saw for the first time, had been the ruling motive of his life; it was the clue to him.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
MannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Man is not a reasonable creature; he is a socially responsive creature trying to be reasonable in spite of that fact.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
motivenounUS /ˈmoʊtɪv/
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading That, he saw for the first time, had been the ruling motive of his life; it was the clue to him.
naughtyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːti/
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
perceivedadjectiveUS /pərˈsiːvd/
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
reasonableadjectiveUS /ˈriːzənəbəl/
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
rectorynounUS /ˈrektəri/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
responsiveadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑːnsɪv/
containing or using responses; alternating
From this reading Man is not a reasonable creature; he is a socially responsive creature trying to be reasonable in spite of that fact.
rulingnounUS /ˈruːlɪŋ/
the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
From this reading That, he saw for the first time, had been the ruling motive of his life; it was the clue to him.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading That, he saw for the first time, had been the ruling motive of his life; it was the clue to him.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
Scrope
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From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
socialadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəl/
relating to human society and its members
From this reading He was a social animal.
sociallyadverbUS /ˈsoʊʃəli/
by or with respect to society
From this reading Man is not a reasonable creature; he is a socially responsive creature trying to be reasonable in spite of that fact.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
spitenounUS /spaɪt/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Man is not a reasonable creature; he is a socially responsive creature trying to be reasonable in spite of that fact.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That, he saw for the first time, had been the ruling motive of his life; it was the clue to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That, he saw for the first time, had been the ruling motive of his life; it was the clue to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading Man is not a reasonable creature; he is a socially responsive creature trying to be reasonable in spite of that fact.
universitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
vicaragenoun
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a social animal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He had an instinctive disposition to act according to the expectations of the people about him, whether they were reasonable or congenial expectations or whether they were not.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading From the days in the rectory nursery when Scrope had tried to be a good boy on the whole and just a little naughty sometimes until they stopped smiling, through all his life of school, university, curacy, vicarage and episcopacy up to this present moment, he perceived now that he had acted upon no authentic and independent impulse.
