adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The voyage to the Cape was long and tedious.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
boardnounUS /bɔːrd/
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the whole way out, Guy made but few friends, and talked very little to his fellow passengers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading The voyage to the Cape was long and tedious.
Cetewayo
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From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
daredverbUS /derd/
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading On the whole way out, Guy made but few friends, and talked very little to his fellow passengers.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading On the whole way out, Guy made but few friends, and talked very little to his fellow passengers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading On the whole way out, Guy made but few friends, and talked very little to his fellow passengers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
fugitive's
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From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
GOLDENadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading "GOLDEN JOYS."
Granville
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From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
GuynounUS /ɡaɪ/
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading On the whole way out, Guy made but few friends, and talked very little to his fellow passengers.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the whole way out, Guy made but few friends, and talked very little to his fellow passengers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
JOYSnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "GOLDEN JOYS."
Kelmscott
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From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
Kelmscott's
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From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the whole way out, Guy made but few friends, and talked very little to his fellow passengers.
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 The voyage to the Cape was long and tedious.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On the whole way out, Guy made but few friends, and talked very little to his fellow passengers.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the whole way out, Guy made but few friends, and talked very little to his fellow passengers.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On the whole way out, Guy made but few friends, and talked very little to his fellow passengers.
outcastnounUS /ˈaʊtkæst/
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading On the whole way out, Guy made but few friends, and talked very little to his fellow passengers.
poisonedverbUS /ˈpɔɪzənd/
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
recognitionnounUS /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
shamenounUS /ʃeɪm/
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
slunk
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From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading On the whole way out, Guy made but few friends, and talked very little to his fellow passengers.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading The voyage to the Cape was long and tedious.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voyage to the Cape was long and tedious.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The voyage to the Cape was long and tedious.
unhappyadjectiveUS /ənˈhæpi/
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading On the whole way out, Guy made but few friends, and talked very little to his fellow passengers.
voyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/
an act of traveling by water
From this reading The voyage to the Cape was long and tedious.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The voyage to the Cape was long and tedious.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the whole way out, Guy made but few friends, and talked very little to his fellow passengers.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That unhappy recognition by Granville Kelmscott the evening he went on board the Cetewayo poisoned the fugitive's mind for the entire passage.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading He felt himself, in fact, a moral outcast; he slunk away from his kind; he hardly dared to meet Kelmscott's eyes for shame, whenever he passed him.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading On the whole way out, Guy made but few friends, and talked very little to his fellow passengers.
