adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The thing which had happened last night, as in the cold morning sunlight he sat up in his bed, seemed to him a thing grotesque, inconceivable.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
BeatricenounUS /ˈbiːətrəs/
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The thing which had happened last night, as in the cold morning sunlight he sat up in his bed, seemed to him a thing grotesque, inconceivable.
belongverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋ/
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
BlenheimnounUS /ˈblenhaɪm/
the First Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He had never for a moment felt the want of it; he had not even indulged in the reading of books of romance.
burstverbUS /bɜːrst/
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The thing which had happened last night, as in the cold morning sunlight he sat up in his bed, seemed to him a thing grotesque, inconceivable.
contemplatedverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪd/
past form of “contemplate” — look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
dominatedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːməneɪtəd/
controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
enormitynounUS /ɪˈnɔːrməti/
the quality of being outrageous
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading He had never for a moment felt the want of it; he had not even indulged in the reading of books of romance.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He had never for a moment felt the want of it; he had not even indulged in the reading of books of romance.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had never for a moment felt the want of it; he had not even indulged in the reading of books of romance.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
grotesqueadjectiveUS /ɡroʊˈtesk/
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
From this reading The thing which had happened last night, as in the cold morning sunlight he sat up in his bed, seemed to him a thing grotesque, inconceivable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
HousenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
identitynounUS /aɪˈdentɪtiː/
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
inconceivableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbəl/
totally unlikely
From this reading The thing which had happened last night, as in the cold morning sunlight he sat up in his bed, seemed to him a thing grotesque, inconceivable.
indulgedverbUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒd/
past form of “indulge” — give free rein to
From this reading He had never for a moment felt the want of it; he had not even indulged in the reading of books of romance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had never for a moment felt the want of it; he had not even indulged in the reading of books of romance.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The thing which had happened last night, as in the cold morning sunlight he sat up in his bed, seemed to him a thing grotesque, inconceivable.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading He had never for a moment felt the want of it; he had not even indulged in the reading of books of romance.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The thing which had happened last night, as in the cold morning sunlight he sat up in his bed, seemed to him a thing grotesque, inconceivable.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He had never for a moment felt the want of it; he had not even indulged in the reading of books of romance.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had never for a moment felt the want of it; he had not even indulged in the reading of books of romance.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
properlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːpərli/
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
puzzledadjectiveUS /ˈpʌzəld/
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading He had never for a moment felt the want of it; he had not even indulged in the reading of books of romance.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
romancenounUS /roʊˈmæns/
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading He had never for a moment felt the want of it; he had not even indulged in the reading of books of romance.
roofnounUS /ruːf/
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The thing which had happened last night, as in the cold morning sunlight he sat up in his bed, seemed to him a thing grotesque, inconceivable.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The thing which had happened last night, as in the cold morning sunlight he sat up in his bed, seemed to him a thing grotesque, inconceivable.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
seriouslyadverbUS /ˈsɪriəsli/
in a serious manner
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
shoesnounUS /ʃuːz/
a particular situation
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
steppedverbUS /stept/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
sunlightnounUS /ˈsʌnlaɪt/
the rays of the sun
From this reading The thing which had happened last night, as in the cold morning sunlight he sat up in his bed, seemed to him a thing grotesque, inconceivable.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
Tavernake
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading The thing which had happened last night, as in the cold morning sunlight he sat up in his bed, seemed to him a thing grotesque, inconceivable.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading He had never for a moment felt the want of it; he had not even indulged in the reading of books of romance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
weaponsnounUS /ˈwepənz/
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
well-bredadjective
of good upbringing
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
well-looking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not really possible that those people--those well-bred, well-looking people--had seriously contemplated an enormity which seemed to belong to the back pages of history, or that he, Tavernake, had burst through a wall with no weapons in his hand, and had dominated the situation!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The thing which had happened last night, as in the cold morning sunlight he sat up in his bed, seemed to him a thing grotesque, inconceivable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tavernake awoke some hours later with a puzzled sense of having lost his own identity, of having taken up another man's life, stepped into another man's shoes.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading From the day of his first arrival in London, a raw country youth, till the night when he had spoken to Beatrice on the roof of Blenheim House, nothing that could properly be called an adventure had ever happened to him.
