adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Why, after all, should he not cross its threshold?
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 Why, after all, should he not cross its threshold?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
belongedverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋd/
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I refrained.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
clubnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
crossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
extantadjectiveUS /ˈekstənt/
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
From this reading The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, after all, should he not cross its threshold?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
maddenedadjective
marked by extreme anger
From this reading The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why, after all, should he not cross its threshold?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
passionatelyadverbUS /ˈpæʃənətli/
with passion
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
refrainedverbUS /rɪˈfreɪnd/
past form of “refrain” — resist doing something
From this reading But I refrained.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why, after all, should he not cross its threshold?
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
thereinadverbUS /ðeˈrɪn/
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
whisky-and-soda
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, after all, should he not cross its threshold?
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
