AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
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 But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
anywayadverbUS /ˈeniweɪ/
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
apparentlyadverbUS /əˈperəntli/
from appearances alone
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
CitynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
ComingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
criticnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪk/
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
Dr
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From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
extraordinaryadjectiveUS /ˌekstrəˈɔːrdəneri/
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
hadn't
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From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
Henner
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
how
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From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
ideasnounUS /aɪˈdiːəz/
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
introduceverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/
cause to come to know personally
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
Karl
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From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
literaryadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəreri/
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
mobnounUS /mɑːb/
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
mobsnounUS /mɑːbz/
plural of “mob” — a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
motionnounUS /ˈmoʊʃən/
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
patiencenounUS /ˈpeɪʃəns/
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
SecondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
servedverbUS /sɜːrvd/
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
TalenounUS /teɪl/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
theatrenounUS /ˈθiːətər/
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But apparently they hadn't; anyway, there was a mob to keep anyone from getting into the theatre, and all the other mobs started from that.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
travellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
war-phobias
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From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
well-knownadjectiveUS /ˈwelˈnoʊn/
widely or fully known
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
WesternadjectiveUS /ˈwestərn/
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A Tale of the Second Coming The beginning of this strange adventure was my going to see a motion picture which had been made in Germany.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Before I tell about it, I must introduce Dr. Karl Henner, the well-known literary critic from Berlin, who was travelling in this country, and stopped off in Western City at that time.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dr. Henner was the cause of my going to see the picture, and if you will have a moment's patience, you will see how the ideas which he put into my head served to start me on my extraordinary adventure.
you'd
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From this reading It was three years after the end of the war, and you'd have thought that the people of Western City would have got over their war-phobias.
