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 No one expected more than a snatch victory, and I was in by over fifteen hundred.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No one expected more than a snatch victory, and I was in by over fifteen hundred.
apologetics
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one bound Cossington's papers passed from apologetics varied by repudiation to triumphant praise.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one bound Cossington's papers passed from apologetics varied by repudiation to triumphant praise.
battle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it was only with the declaration of the poll that my battle was won.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
bold
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
bound
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one bound Cossington's papers passed from apologetics varied by repudiation to triumphant praise.
breeding
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was only with the declaration of the poll that my battle was won.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No one expected more than a snatch victory, and I was in by over fifteen hundred.
came
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came up to London with a weary but rejoicing Margaret by the night train.
chief
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
claimed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
Conservatives
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
constructive
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
Cossington's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one bound Cossington's papers passed from apologetics varied by repudiation to triumphant praise.
daily
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
declaration
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it was only with the declaration of the poll that my battle was won.
England
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
expected
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one expected more than a snatch victory, and I was in by over fifteen hundred.
fifteen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one expected more than a snatch victory, and I was in by over fifteen hundred.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At one bound Cossington's papers passed from apologetics varied by repudiation to triumphant praise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
hundred
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one expected more than a snatch victory, and I was in by over fifteen hundred.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No one expected more than a snatch victory, and I was in by over fifteen hundred.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No one expected more than a snatch victory, and I was in by over fifteen hundred.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was only with the declaration of the poll that my battle was won.
leader
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
London
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came up to London with a weary but rejoicing Margaret by the night train.
Margaret
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came up to London with a weary but rejoicing Margaret by the night train.
men
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
more
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one expected more than a snatch victory, and I was in by over fifteen hundred.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But it was only with the declaration of the poll that my battle was won.
night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came up to London with a weary but rejoicing Margaret by the night train.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one expected more than a snatch victory, and I was in by over fifteen hundred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it was only with the declaration of the poll that my battle was won.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one expected more than a snatch victory, and I was in by over fifteen hundred.
only
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it was only with the declaration of the poll that my battle was won.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading No one expected more than a snatch victory, and I was in by over fifteen hundred.
papers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one bound Cossington's papers passed from apologetics varied by repudiation to triumphant praise.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At one bound Cossington's papers passed from apologetics varied by repudiation to triumphant praise.
pioneers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
poll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it was only with the declaration of the poll that my battle was won.
polling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
praise
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one bound Cossington's papers passed from apologetics varied by repudiation to triumphant praise.
projects
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
rejoicing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came up to London with a weary but rejoicing Margaret by the night train.
renascent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
repudiation
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one bound Cossington's papers passed from apologetics varied by repudiation to triumphant praise.
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
sanely
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A renascent England, breeding men,” said the leader in his chief daily on the morning after the polling, and claimed that the Conservatives had been ever the pioneers in sanely bold constructive projects.
snatchnounUS /snatch/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one expected more than a snatch victory, and I was in by over fifteen hundred.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No one expected more than a snatch victory, and I was in by over fifteen hundred.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it was only with the declaration of the poll that my battle was won.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But it was only with the declaration of the poll that my battle was won.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At one bound Cossington's papers passed from apologetics varied by repudiation to triumphant praise.
train
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came up to London with a weary but rejoicing Margaret by the night train.
triumphant
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one bound Cossington's papers passed from apologetics varied by repudiation to triumphant praise.
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came up to London with a weary but rejoicing Margaret by the night train.
varied
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one bound Cossington's papers passed from apologetics varied by repudiation to triumphant praise.
victory
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one expected more than a snatch victory, and I was in by over fifteen hundred.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was only with the declaration of the poll that my battle was won.
weary
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came up to London with a weary but rejoicing Margaret by the night train.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it was only with the declaration of the poll that my battle was won.
won
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it was only with the declaration of the poll that my battle was won.
