adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Once she stopped him to inquire if Miss Clinton was still able to dress his wounds.
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
avoidverbUS /əˈvɔɪd/
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading She seemed to avoid him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He saw but little of her during the next forty-eight hours.
circumstancesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstænsəz/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
ClintonnounUS /ˈklɪntən/
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading Once she stopped him to inquire if Miss Clinton was still able to dress his wounds.
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Once a day,” he replied.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading Once she stopped him to inquire if Miss Clinton was still able to dress his wounds.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He saw but little of her during the next forty-eight hours.
failingnounUS /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/
a flaw or weak point
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
forty-eightadjective
being eight more than forty
From this reading He saw but little of her during the next forty-eight hours.
fullyadverbUS /ˈfʊli/
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw but little of her during the next forty-eight hours.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw but little of her during the next forty-eight hours.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She seemed to avoid him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once she stopped him to inquire if Miss Clinton was still able to dress his wounds.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He saw but little of her during the next forty-eight hours.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Once she stopped him to inquire if Miss Clinton was still able to dress his wounds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
indifferencenounUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns/
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
inquireverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪr/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Once she stopped him to inquire if Miss Clinton was still able to dress his wounds.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He saw but little of her during the next forty-eight hours.
masculineadjectiveUS /ˈmæskjələn/
of grammatical gender
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Once she stopped him to inquire if Miss Clinton was still able to dress his wounds.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He saw but little of her during the next forty-eight hours.
occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
held or filled or in use
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw but little of her during the next forty-eight hours.
OnceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Once she stopped him to inquire if Miss Clinton was still able to dress his wounds.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Once a day,” he replied.
resentedverbUS /riˈzentɪd/
past form of “resent” — feel bitter or indignant about
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw but little of her during the next forty-eight hours.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seemed to avoid him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed to avoid him.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Once she stopped him to inquire if Miss Clinton was still able to dress his wounds.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Once she stopped him to inquire if Miss Clinton was still able to dress his wounds.
strenuousadjectiveUS /ˈstrenjuːəs/
characterized by or performed with much energy or force
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He saw but little of her during the next forty-eight hours.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She seemed to avoid him.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
undoubtedlyadverbUS /ənˈdaʊtɪdli/
without doubt; certainly
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At any other time and in other circumstances he undoubtedly would have resented her indifference,--a very common and natural masculine failing,--but in these strenuous hours he was too fully occupied with the affairs of life and death.
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Once she stopped him to inquire if Miss Clinton was still able to dress his wounds.
