adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Early in the morning of a sultry day in August, he left Mettingen, to go to the city.
admitverbUS /ədˈmɪt/
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Some urgent engagements at this time existed, which would not admit of further delay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His silence and dejection were likewise in a more than ordinary degree conspicuous.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He returned in the evening, but appeared to be greatly oppressed with fatigue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some urgent engagements at this time existed, which would not admit of further delay.
AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Early in the morning of a sultry day in August, he left Mettingen, to go to the city.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He returned in the evening, but appeared to be greatly oppressed with fatigue.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He returned in the evening, but appeared to be greatly oppressed with fatigue.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Early in the morning of a sultry day in August, he left Mettingen, to go to the city.
conspicuousadjectiveUS /kənˈspɪkjuːəs/
obvious to the eye or mind
From this reading His silence and dejection were likewise in a more than ordinary degree conspicuous.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Early in the morning of a sultry day in August, he left Mettingen, to go to the city.
degreenounUS /dɪˈɡriː/
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading His silence and dejection were likewise in a more than ordinary degree conspicuous.
dejectionnoun
a state of melancholy depression
From this reading His silence and dejection were likewise in a more than ordinary degree conspicuous.
delayverbUS /dɪˈleɪ/
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Some urgent engagements at this time existed, which would not admit of further delay.
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early in the morning of a sultry day in August, he left Mettingen, to go to the city.
engagementsnounUS /enˈɡeɪdʒmənts/
plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Some urgent engagements at this time existed, which would not admit of further delay.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading He returned in the evening, but appeared to be greatly oppressed with fatigue.
existedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪstəd/
past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading Some urgent engagements at this time existed, which would not admit of further delay.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading He returned in the evening, but appeared to be greatly oppressed with fatigue.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had seldom passed a day from home since his return from the shores of the Ohio.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Some urgent engagements at this time existed, which would not admit of further delay.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Early in the morning of a sultry day in August, he left Mettingen, to go to the city.
greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading He returned in the evening, but appeared to be greatly oppressed with fatigue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had seldom passed a day from home since his return from the shores of the Ohio.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Early in the morning of a sultry day in August, he left Mettingen, to go to the city.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had seldom passed a day from home since his return from the shores of the Ohio.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He had seldom passed a day from home since his return from the shores of the Ohio.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in the morning of a sultry day in August, he left Mettingen, to go to the city.
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 Early in the morning of a sultry day in August, he left Mettingen, to go to the city.
likewiseadverbUS /ˈlaɪkwaɪz/
in like or similar manner
From this reading His silence and dejection were likewise in a more than ordinary degree conspicuous.
Mettingen
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From this reading Early in the morning of a sultry day in August, he left Mettingen, to go to the city.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His silence and dejection were likewise in a more than ordinary degree conspicuous.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early in the morning of a sultry day in August, he left Mettingen, to go to the city.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some urgent engagements at this time existed, which would not admit of further delay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early in the morning of a sultry day in August, he left Mettingen, to go to the city.
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading He had seldom passed a day from home since his return from the shores of the Ohio.
oppressedadjectiveUS /əˈprest/
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading He returned in the evening, but appeared to be greatly oppressed with fatigue.
ordinarynounUS /ˈɔːrdəneri/
a judge of a probate court
From this reading His silence and dejection were likewise in a more than ordinary degree conspicuous.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He had seldom passed a day from home since his return from the shores of the Ohio.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He had seldom passed a day from home since his return from the shores of the Ohio.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He returned in the evening, but appeared to be greatly oppressed with fatigue.
seldomadverbUS /ˈseldəm/
not often
From this reading He had seldom passed a day from home since his return from the shores of the Ohio.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading He had seldom passed a day from home since his return from the shores of the Ohio.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading His silence and dejection were likewise in a more than ordinary degree conspicuous.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had seldom passed a day from home since his return from the shores of the Ohio.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some urgent engagements at this time existed, which would not admit of further delay.
sultryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌltri/
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading Early in the morning of a sultry day in August, he left Mettingen, to go to the city.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His silence and dejection were likewise in a more than ordinary degree conspicuous.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early in the morning of a sultry day in August, he left Mettingen, to go to the city.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some urgent engagements at this time existed, which would not admit of further delay.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Some urgent engagements at this time existed, which would not admit of further delay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Early in the morning of a sultry day in August, he left Mettingen, to go to the city.
urgentadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
compelling immediate action
From this reading Some urgent engagements at this time existed, which would not admit of further delay.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His silence and dejection were likewise in a more than ordinary degree conspicuous.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some urgent engagements at this time existed, which would not admit of further delay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He returned in the evening, but appeared to be greatly oppressed with fatigue.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Some urgent engagements at this time existed, which would not admit of further delay.
