adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper I had a solemn time travelling north that day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
AdventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper I had a solemn time travelling north that day.
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
AlsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I didn’t dare face the restaurant car, but I got a luncheon-basket at Leeds and shared it with the fat woman.
BalkannounUS /ˈbɔːlkən/
an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading When I had done with them I got out Scudder’s little black pocket-book and studied it.
BritishnounUS /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I didn’t dare face the restaurant car, but I got a luncheon-basket at Leeds and shared it with the fat woman.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I didn’t dare face the restaurant car, but I got a luncheon-basket at Leeds and shared it with the fat woman.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
cricketnounUS /ˈkrɪkət/
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
dareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading I didn’t dare face the restaurant car, but I got a luncheon-basket at Leeds and shared it with the fat woman.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper I had a solemn time travelling north that day.
DerbynounUS /ˈdɜːrbi/
a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
didn't
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From this reading I didn’t dare face the restaurant car, but I got a luncheon-basket at Leeds and shared it with the fat woman.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading When I had done with them I got out Scudder’s little black pocket-book and studied it.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I didn’t dare face the restaurant car, but I got a luncheon-basket at Leeds and shared it with the fat woman.
fatadjectiveUS /fæt/
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading I didn’t dare face the restaurant car, but I got a luncheon-basket at Leeds and shared it with the fat woman.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
floweringnounUS /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper I had a solemn time travelling north that day.
hawthornnounUS /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
hedgeverbUS /hedʒ/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
how
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From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper I had a solemn time travelling north that day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
InnkeepernounUS /ˈɪnkiːpər/
the owner or manager of an inn
From this reading The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper I had a solemn time travelling north that day.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
Kiel
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From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
LeedsnounUS /liːdz/
a city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry
From this reading I didn’t dare face the restaurant car, but I got a luncheon-basket at Leeds and shared it with the fat woman.
LiteraryadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəreri/
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper I had a solemn time travelling north that day.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When I had done with them I got out Scudder’s little black pocket-book and studied it.
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 It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
luncheon-basket
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t dare face the restaurant car, but I got a luncheon-basket at Leeds and shared it with the fat woman.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
morning'snounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper I had a solemn time travelling north that day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper I had a solemn time travelling north that day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When I had done with them I got out Scudder’s little black pocket-book and studied it.
papersnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
paragraphsnounUS /ˈpærəɡræfs/
plural of “paragraph” — one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
pocket-book
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I had done with them I got out Scudder’s little black pocket-book and studied it.
restaurantnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnt/
a building where people go to eat
From this reading I didn’t dare face the restaurant car, but I got a luncheon-basket at Leeds and shared it with the fat woman.
Scudder's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I had done with them I got out Scudder’s little black pocket-book and studied it.
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
settlingnounUS /ˈsetəlɪŋ/
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
sharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading I didn’t dare face the restaurant car, but I got a luncheon-basket at Leeds and shared it with the fat woman.
solemnadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləm/
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper I had a solemn time travelling north that day.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
squadronnounUS /ˈskwɑːdrən/
a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
startersnounUS /ˈstɑːrtərz/
plural of “starter” — an electric motor for starting an engine
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
stayedverbUS /steɪd/
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
studiedadjectiveUS /ˈstʌdid/
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading When I had done with them I got out Scudder’s little black pocket-book and studied it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper I had a solemn time travelling north that day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper I had a solemn time travelling north that day.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When I had done with them I got out Scudder’s little black pocket-book and studied it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper I had a solemn time travelling north that day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
travellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper I had a solemn time travelling north that day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Also I got the morning’s papers, with news about starters for the Derby and the beginning of the cricket season, and some paragraphs about how Balkan affairs were settling down and a British squadron was going to Kiel.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was fine May weather, with the hawthorn flowering on every hedge, and I asked myself why, when I was still a free man, I had stayed on in London and not got the good of this heavenly country.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I didn’t dare face the restaurant car, but I got a luncheon-basket at Leeds and shared it with the fat woman.
