adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His convalescence was somewhat slow, for the shock to the system had been a severe one.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading It was some weeks before Vincent was able to walk unaided.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
bandagenounUS /ˈbændɪdʒ/
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His convalescence was somewhat slow, for the shock to the system had been a severe one.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some weeks before Vincent was able to walk unaided.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
bonenounUS /boʊn/
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was reconciled to some extent to the delay by letters from his friends with the troop and by the perusal of the papers.
campaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
convalescencenounUS /ˌkɑːnvəˈlesəns/
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
From this reading His convalescence was somewhat slow, for the shock to the system had been a severe one.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
delayverbUS /dɪˈleɪ/
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading He was reconciled to some extent to the delay by letters from his friends with the troop and by the perusal of the papers.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
elapseverbUS /ɪˈlæps/
pass by
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
extentnounUS /ɪkˈstent/
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading He was reconciled to some extent to the delay by letters from his friends with the troop and by the perusal of the papers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His convalescence was somewhat slow, for the shock to the system had been a severe one.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He was reconciled to some extent to the delay by letters from his friends with the troop and by the perusal of the papers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was reconciled to some extent to the delay by letters from his friends with the troop and by the perusal of the papers.
gratedverbUS /ˈɡreɪtɪd/
past form of “grate” — furnish with a grate
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His convalescence was somewhat slow, for the shock to the system had been a severe one.
hardshipsnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪps/
plural of “hardship” — a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His convalescence was somewhat slow, for the shock to the system had been a severe one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
injuriousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʒʊriəs/
harmful to living things
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some weeks before Vincent was able to walk unaided.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading He was reconciled to some extent to the delay by letters from his friends with the troop and by the perusal of the papers.
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 long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
looseadjectiveUS /luːs/
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His convalescence was somewhat slow, for the shock to the system had been a severe one.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
papersnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading He was reconciled to some extent to the delay by letters from his friends with the troop and by the perusal of the papers.
perusalnounUS /pərˈuːzəl/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading He was reconciled to some extent to the delay by letters from his friends with the troop and by the perusal of the papers.
piecesnounUS /ˈpiːsəz/
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
reconciledadjectiveUS /ˈrekənsaɪld/
made compatible or consistent
From this reading He was reconciled to some extent to the delay by letters from his friends with the troop and by the perusal of the papers.
rejoinverbUS /riˈdʒɔɪn/
join again
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
severeadjectiveUS /səˈvɪr/
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading His convalescence was somewhat slow, for the shock to the system had been a severe one.
shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading His convalescence was somewhat slow, for the shock to the system had been a severe one.
slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading His convalescence was somewhat slow, for the shock to the system had been a severe one.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was some weeks before Vincent was able to walk unaided.
somewhatadverbUS /ˈsʌmˈwʌt/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading His convalescence was somewhat slow, for the shock to the system had been a severe one.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
systemnounUS /ˈsɪstəm/
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading His convalescence was somewhat slow, for the shock to the system had been a severe one.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His convalescence was somewhat slow, for the shock to the system had been a severe one.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was some weeks before Vincent was able to walk unaided.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
treatedadjectiveUS /ˈtriːtɪd/
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
troopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
unaidedadjectiveUS /əˈneɪdɪd/
carried out without aid or assistance
From this reading It was some weeks before Vincent was able to walk unaided.
undergoverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡoʊ/
pass through
From this reading As soon as he could walk he began to be anxious to rejoin his troop, but the doctor said that many weeks must elapse before he would be ready to undergo the hardships of campaign.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
Vincent
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From this reading It was some weeks before Vincent was able to walk unaided.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading It was some weeks before Vincent was able to walk unaided.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some weeks before Vincent was able to walk unaided.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was some weeks before Vincent was able to walk unaided.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was reconciled to some extent to the delay by letters from his friends with the troop and by the perusal of the papers.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The long railway journey had been injurious to him, for the bandage had become somewhat loose and the broken pieces of bone had grated upon each other, and were much longer in knitting together than they would have been had he been treated on the spot.
