The Wordfinder

Welcome, dear reader. In this blog you have the opportunity to find the most interesting words of this story . Hope you can enjoy it and improve your vocabulary!   Here's  the link of the second story if you want to read it: Eveline by James Joyce

  Manly  [ manli ] MANLY PRONUNCIATION Adjective: having or denoting those good qualities traditionally associated with men, such as courage, strength, and spirit. "Frank was very kind, manly, open-hearted." Eveline ( James Joyce ). Statements with Manly: *The manly voice again interrupted the artillery officer. *Nothing, however, broke his manly and generous spirit. *The girls think I have a manly voice. *He couldn't enter to army because he wasn't manly enough for the institution.

  Pale  [ payl ] PALE PRONUNCIATION Adjective 1: very light colored; highly diluted with white. Adjective 2: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress. Verb: turn pale, as if in fear. "She felt her cheek pale and cold and, out of a maze of distress, she prayed to God to direct her, to show her what was her duty." Eveline ( James Joyce ). Statements with Pale: *He may turn pale when the trial comes.   *Another criminal, thin and pale, stood near. *My brother should go to the doctor he looks pale and sick. *The doctor said I should take sunlight because my skin looks pale.

  Glimpse [ glimps ] GLIMPSE PRONUNCIATION Noun: a momentary or partial view. "Through the wide doors of the sheds she caught a glimpse of the black mass of the boat, lying in beside the quay wall, with illumined portholes." Eveline ( James Joyce ). Statements with Glimpse: *She got a glimpse of the horse in the trailer.  * The door was opened a crack and there was a glimpse of something blue, of ribbons, black hair, and merry faces. *When he was a kid, he glimpsed a robbery. *The children glimped a dark horse in middle of street.

                     Odour [   ˈoʊdəɹ ]                         ODOUR PRONUNCIATION Noun 1: a distinctive smell, especially an unpleasant one. Noun 2: any property detected by the olfactory system . "Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in her nostrils was the odour of dusty cretonne. " Eveline ( James Joyce ). Statements using Odour: *A strange odour came up from the earth.  * The odour of vitamin in skin is repugnant to insects. *You should take a shower because your pants have a bad odour. *This room has a singular odour.

  Nostrils  [ no·struhlz] NOSTRILS PRONUNCIATION Noun: either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose . "Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in her nostrils was the odour of dusty cretonne." Eveline ( James Joyce ). Statements using Nostrils: *Try not to get anything stuck in your  nostrils ; they're important passageways! *His  nostrils ran with mucus. *He went to the doctor for a problem with his nostrils. *Marcus suffered an injury in his nostrils.

     Perhaps [ perjaps ] PERHAPS PRONUNCIATION Adverb: is a possibility. It's used it when something could happen. "What would they say of her in the Stores when they found out that she had run away with a fellow? Say she was a fool, perhaps; and her place would be filled up by advertisement." Eveline ( James Joyce ). Statements using Perhaps: *I perhaps can buy a car next year. *Perhaps she will not go to the party. * They say he is hunting in the woods, and perhaps will ride out this way. *Now I am as happy as the little birds, because I can speak and perhaps I shall sing too.                             

  Wise  [ uais ] WISE PRONUNCIATION Adverb: when someone can make good jugements and its decisions are based in understanding and experiencie. Also, this means to take a decision in the exact moment. "Was that wise? She tried to weigh each side of the question." Eveline ( James Joyce ). Statements with Wise: *I have to take advantage of this opportunity in a wise way. *Sara has to make a wise decision about her life, soon. *He was a brave soldier and a wise teacher. *I missed my calling as a wise and successful detective!

Hunt  [ jant ] HUNT PRONUNCIATION   Verb: when someone chase and later kill an animal in a field. Also, this can apply for someone who is looking for people difficult to find. “Her father used often to hunt them in out of the field with his blackthorn stick; but usually little Keogh used to keep nix and call out when he saw her father coming.” Eveline  (James Joyce). Statements using Hunt: * I'd rather feed the animals than hunt them. *They should not hunt that deer because is not permitted. *They hunt at night. *Thanks a lot for training him to hunt my chickens.

Field  [ fild ] FIELD PRONUNCIATION   Noun: is a space where people can have animal or it can built there. “One time there used to be a field there in which they used to play every evening with other people’s children.” Eveline (James Joyce). Statements using Field: *I have bought a field for my family. *She wants to build a big house in a field close to her boyfriend’s house. *A field of water betrays the spirit that is in the air. *The field was empty, his men preparing for another space battle.

  Leaned   [ lind ] LEANED PRONUNCIATION Verb: when you put something in a particular direction. "Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in her nostrils was the odour of dusty cretonne." Eveline (James Joyce). Statements with leaned: *That glass was leaned by the wind. *Your book was leaned before I touched it. * She leaned back in his arms. * She leaned back and looked up at his face.