adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
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 As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
boxnounUS /bɑːks/
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
concernedadjectiveUS /kənˈsɜːrnd/
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
continueverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuː/
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
conveniencenounUS /kənˈviːnjəns/
the state of being suitable or opportune
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And he could not see his way out of the difficulty.
difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading And he could not see his way out of the difficulty.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
Egremont
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
establishedadjectiveUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
freaknounUS /friːk/
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
GOOD-BYEnounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
GrailnounUS /ɡreɪl/
the object of any prolonged endeavor
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
hazardnounUS /ˈhæzərd/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
idledverbUS /ˈaɪdəld/
past form of “idle” — run disconnected or idle
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
intercoursenounUS /ˈɪntərkɔːrs/
communication between individuals
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
keynounUS /kiː/
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
LeftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
lockedverbUS /lɑːkt/
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
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 As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
matteredverbUS /ˈmætərd/
past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
overcoatnounUS /ˈoʊvərkoʊt/
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
pagenounUS /peɪdʒ/
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 He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
piecenounUS /piːs/
a separate part of a whole
From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
preparedadjectiveUS /priˈperd/
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And he could not see his way out of the difficulty.
tasknounUS /tæsk/
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
Thyrza
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From this reading As long as no one but Grail and himself was concerned, it mattered nothing; to have established a secret intercourse with Thyrza was a result of his freak for which he was not at all prepared.
Thyrza's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading GOOD-BYE Left alone, after Thyrza's second visit to him in the library, Egremont had no mind to continue his task.
volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And he could not see his way out of the difficulty.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading He was wishing that he had not fallen into this piece of folly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He idled about for a while, read half a page in a volume he took out of the box at hazard, then put on his overcoat and went out by the front door, which he locked behind him with the key he carried for his own convenience.
