adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
agreedadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːd/
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
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 In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
ANCESTORnounUS /ˈænsestər/
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
augmentedadjectiveUS /ɑːɡˈmentɪd/
added to or made greater in amount or number or strength
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading I spoke gently to them of the sick baby.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
BECOMEverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
benefitsnounUS /ˈbenəfɪts/
plural of “benefit” — financial assistance in time of need
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
considerablyadverbUS /kənˈsɪdərəbli/
to a great extent or degree
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
extractedverbUS /ekˈstræktɪd/
past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
gentlyadverbUS /ˈdʒentli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading I spoke gently to them of the sick baby.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
indignantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnənt/
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
innocuousadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnɑːkjuːəs/
not injurious to physical or mental health
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
knowsnounUS /noʊz/
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
listeningnounUS /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
mollifiedverbUS /ˈmɑːləfaɪd/
inflected form of “mollify” — cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
needyadjectiveUS /ˈniːdi/
poor enough to need help from others
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
noisomeadjective
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
oppressionnounUS /əˈpreʃən/
the act of subjugating by cruelty
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
payverbUS /peɪ/
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
prodigalitynoun
the trait of spending extravagantly
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
promiseverbUS /ˈprɑːməs/
make a promise or commitment
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
protestsnounUS /ˈproʊtests/
plural of “protest” — a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
recruitsnounUS /rəˈkruːts/
plural of “recruit” — a recently enlisted soldier
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
shareverbUS /ʃer/
have in common
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
shoutedadjectiveUS /ˈʃaʊtɪd/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading With one voice they all shouted:
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I spoke gently to them of the sick baby.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I spoke gently to them of the sick baby.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
troopedverbUS /truːpt/
past form of “troop” — march in a procession
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
TrueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
tyrannicaladjectiveUS /tərˈænɪkəl/
marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading With one voice they all shouted:
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They trooped in bright and early, considerably augmented by fresh recruits who came to share the benefits of my innocuous prodigality, and if I live to be a thousand I shall never again experience such a noisome half hour as the one I spent in listening to their indignant protests against my tyrannical oppression of the poor and needy.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With one voice they all shouted:
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading In the end, I agreed to pay them, one and all, for a full day's work, and they went away mollified, calling me a true gentleman to my face and heaven knows what to my back.
workmennounUS /ˈwɜːrkmɪn/
plural of “workman” — an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
From this reading I BECOME AN ANCESTOR True to the promise she had extracted from me, I laid off my workmen the next morning.
