Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
admiring
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
almost
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the "double event."
anticipationsplural nounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Theodore Warrender was still at Oxford when his father died.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
boy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These years had been spent in the dignified ranks of Sixth Form, where he had done almost everything that boy can do.
Brunson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the "double event."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
calculated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the "double event."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading These years had been spent in the dignified ranks of Sixth Form, where he had done almost everything that boy can do.
certainties
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
chosen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the "double event."
college
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the "double event."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
died
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodore Warrender was still at Oxford when his father died.
dignified
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These years had been spent in the dignified ranks of Sixth Form, where he had done almost everything that boy can do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
double
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the "double event."
event
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the "double event."
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the "double event."
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading These years had been spent in the dignified ranks of Sixth Form, where he had done almost everything that boy can do.
expected
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the "double event."
father
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodore Warrender was still at Oxford when his father died.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
Form
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These years had been spent in the dignified ranks of Sixth Form, where he had done almost everything that boy can do.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
highest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Theodore Warrender was still at Oxford when his father died.
holiday
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the "double event."
hopes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These years had been spent in the dignified ranks of Sixth Form, where he had done almost everything that boy can do.
indeed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
laid
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the "double event."
only
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
Oxford
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodore Warrender was still at Oxford when his father died.
ranks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These years had been spent in the dignified ranks of Sixth Form, where he had done almost everything that boy can do.
scholarships
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the "double event."
school
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
SixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These years had been spent in the dignified ranks of Sixth Form, where he had done almost everything that boy can do.
spent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These years had been spent in the dignified ranks of Sixth Form, where he had done almost everything that boy can do.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Theodore Warrender was still at Oxford when his father died.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These years had been spent in the dignified ranks of Sixth Form, where he had done almost everything that boy can do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the "double event."
Theodore
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodore Warrender was still at Oxford when his father died.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
tutor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
two
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
university
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
Warrender
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theodore Warrender was still at Oxford when his father died.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Theodore Warrender was still at Oxford when his father died.
well
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the "double event."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Theodore Warrender was still at Oxford when his father died.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading These years had been spent in the dignified ranks of Sixth Form, where he had done almost everything that boy can do.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
work
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was expected that the School would have had a holiday when he and Brunson went up for the scholarships in their chosen college, and everybody calculated on the "double event."
years
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It had indeed been laid out for him by an admiring tutor with anticipations which were almost certainties: "If you will only work as well as you have done these last two years!"
youth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a youth who had come up from his school with the highest hopes of what he was to do at the university.
