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The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation

Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

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Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.
With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.
Many words of the talkative German were running in his mind from the night before.
He was glad the business was off his mind.
He would now go the pleasant journey, and think on the way.
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The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation

Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

Chapter 37 of The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.
/sʌm fəˈnɑːmənə pəˈkjuːljər tuː sprɪŋ hiː əˈwoʊk ˈɜːrli riˈfreʃt ənd ˌɪnˈtensli əˈlaɪv/
Line 2
With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.
Line 3
Many words of the talkative German were running in his mind from the night before.
/ˈmeni wɜːrdz ʌv ðə ˈtɔːkətɪv ˈdʒɜːrmən wɜːr ˈrʌnɪŋ ɪn hɪz maɪnd frʌm ðə naɪt bɪˈfɔːr/
Line 4
He was glad the business was off his mind.
/hiː wɑːz ɡlæd ðə ˈbɪznəs wɑːz ɔːf hɪz maɪnd/
Line 5
He would now go the pleasant journey, and think on the way.
/hiː wʊd naʊ ɡoʊ ðə ˈplezənt ˈdʒɜːrni ənd θɪŋk ɑːn ðə weɪ/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

awoke verb US /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading “Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.”

conscious adjective US /ˈkɑːnʃəs/

intentionally conceived

From this reading “With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.”

intensely adverb US /ˌɪnˈtensli/

to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density

From this reading “Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.”

Peculiar adjective US /pəˈkjuːljər/

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading “Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.”

Phenomena noun US /fəˈnɑːmənə/

plural of “phenomenon” — any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

From this reading “Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.”

refreshed adjective US /riˈfreʃt/

with restored energy

From this reading “Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.”

surroundings noun US /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/

the environmental condition

From this reading “With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.”

talkative adjective US /ˈtɔːkətɪv/

full of trivial conversation

From this reading “Many words of the talkative German were running in his mind from the night before.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/

possessing life

From this reading Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.

becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Many words of the talkative German were running in his mind from the night before.

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading He was glad the business was off his mind.

consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/

intentionally conceived

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

disassociationnoun

the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.

feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/

a person of German nationality

From this reading Many words of the talkative German were running in his mind from the night before.

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading He was glad the business was off his mind.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading He would now go the pleasant journey, and think on the way.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Many words of the talkative German were running in his mind from the night before.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/

to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density

From this reading Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.

journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading He would now go the pleasant journey, and think on the way.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

ManyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Many words of the talkative German were running in his mind from the night before.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Many words of the talkative German were running in his mind from the night before.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Many words of the talkative German were running in his mind from the night before.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading He would now go the pleasant journey, and think on the way.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He was glad the business was off his mind.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He would now go the pleasant journey, and think on the way.

PeculiaradjectiveUS /pəˈkjuːljər/

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.

PhenomenanounUS /fəˈnɑːmənə/

plural of “phenomenon” — any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

From this reading Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.

pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading He would now go the pleasant journey, and think on the way.

refreshedadjectiveUS /riˈfreʃt/

with restored energy

From this reading Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.

runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading Many words of the talkative German were running in his mind from the night before.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.

SpringnounUS /sprɪŋ/

the season of growth

From this reading Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.

surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/

the environmental condition

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

talkativeadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːkətɪv/

full of trivial conversation

From this reading Many words of the talkative German were running in his mind from the night before.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading He would now go the pleasant journey, and think on the way.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Some Phenomena Peculiar to Spring He awoke early, refreshed and intensely alive.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was glad the business was off his mind.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He would now go the pleasant journey, and think on the way.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Many words of the talkative German were running in his mind from the night before.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading Many words of the talkative German were running in his mind from the night before.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading With the work done he became conscious of a feeling of disassociation from the surroundings in which he had so long been at home.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He would now go the pleasant journey, and think on the way.

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