adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
AlthoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
amountnounUS /əˈmaʊnt/
a quantity of money
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
companion's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
Dunster
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
fidgetyadjective
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
floodsnounUS /flʌdz/
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
foldedverbUS /ˈfoʊldəd/
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
ignoreverbUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːr/
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
impenetrableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpenətrəbəl/
not admitting of penetration or passage into or through
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
instinctsnounUS /ˈɪnstɪŋkts/
plural of “instinct” — inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
literaturenounUS /ˈlɪtərətʃər/
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
PnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
pensivelyadverb
in a pensive manner
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
pretencenoun
a false or unsupportable quality
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
providedverbUS /prəˈvaɪdɪd/
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
rain-splashed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
saloonnounUS /səˈluːn/
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
seatnounUS /siːt/
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
to-morrow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
unsociableadjective
not inclined to society or companionship
From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
window-pane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
