adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Peter was debarred from entering those brilliant lists in which apparel played so great a part.
Algernon
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From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two more years have gone by, limping in the summer and flying in the winter, two more years of conquests.
apparelnounUS /əˈpærəl/
clothing in general
From this reading Peter was debarred from entering those brilliant lists in which apparel played so great a part.
appearsverbUS /əˈpɪrz/
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
ArrayedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪd/
in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
breakverbUS /breɪk/
terminate
From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
briefadjectiveUS /briːf/
of short duration or distance
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
brilliantadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪljənt/
of surpassing excellence
From this reading Peter was debarred from entering those brilliant lists in which apparel played so great a part.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two more years have gone by, limping in the summer and flying in the winter, two more years of conquests.
bystandersnounUS /ˈbaɪstændərz/
plural of “bystander” — a nonparticipant spectator
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
CartwrightnounUS /ˈkɑːrtraɪt/
English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823)
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
Christmas-tide
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From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
collegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
conquestsnounUS /ˈkɑːnkwests/
plural of “conquest” — the act of conquering
From this reading Two more years have gone by, limping in the summer and flying in the winter, two more years of conquests.
daughtersnounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
debarred
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From this reading Peter was debarred from entering those brilliant lists in which apparel played so great a part.
Dwyer
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From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
EastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
Eliphalet
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From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
enteringnounUS /ˈentərɪŋ/
a movement into or inward
From this reading Peter was debarred from entering those brilliant lists in which apparel played so great a part.
Erwin
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From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
familiarlyadverb
in an intimately familiar manner
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
flyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/
moving swiftly
From this reading Two more years have gone by, limping in the summer and flying in the winter, two more years of conquests.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Peter was debarred from entering those brilliant lists in which apparel played so great a part.
gentlemennounUS /ˈdʒentəlmɪn/
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Two more years have gone by, limping in the summer and flying in the winter, two more years of conquests.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Peter was debarred from entering those brilliant lists in which apparel played so great a part.
GuynounUS /ɡaɪ/
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
Hanbury
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From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Two more years have gone by, limping in the summer and flying in the winter, two more years of conquests.
HelennounUS /ˈhelən/
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
heroinenounUS /ˈheroʊən/
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
Honora
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From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
HoppernounUS /ˈhɑːpər/
funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
Hoppy
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From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two more years have gone by, limping in the summer and flying in the winter, two more years of conquests.
innocentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnəsənt/
free from evil or guilt
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
lances
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From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
limpingnounUS /ˈlɪmpɪŋ/
disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
From this reading Two more years have gone by, limping in the summer and flying in the winter, two more years of conquests.
listsnounUS /lɪsts/
plural of “list” — a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
From this reading Peter was debarred from entering those brilliant lists in which apparel played so great a part.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Two more years have gone by, limping in the summer and flying in the winter, two more years of conquests.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
of an obscure nature
From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
namesnounUS /neɪmz/
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two more years have gone by, limping in the summer and flying in the winter, two more years of conquests.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
others
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From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Peter was debarred from entering those brilliant lists in which apparel played so great a part.
PeternounUS /ˈpiːtər/
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Peter was debarred from entering those brilliant lists in which apparel played so great a part.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
Rossiter
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From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Peter was debarred from entering those brilliant lists in which apparel played so great a part.
Solomonproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Two more years have gone by, limping in the summer and flying in the winter, two more years of conquests.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two more years have gone by, limping in the summer and flying in the winter, two more years of conquests.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Peter was debarred from entering those brilliant lists in which apparel played so great a part.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
triumphnounUS /ˈtraɪəmf/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
TwonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two more years have gone by, limping in the summer and flying in the winter, two more years of conquests.
warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading For our heroine appears to be one of the daughters of Helen, born to make trouble for warriors and others--and even for innocent bystanders like Peter Erwin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peter was debarred from entering those brilliant lists in which apparel played so great a part.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Peter was debarred from entering those brilliant lists in which apparel played so great a part.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Two more years have gone by, limping in the summer and flying in the winter, two more years of conquests.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Arrayed like Solomon in wonderful clothes from the mysterious and luxurious East, they returned at Christmas-tide and Easter from college to break lances over Honora.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Two more years have gone by, limping in the summer and flying in the winter, two more years of conquests.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading George Hanbury, Guy Rossiter, Algernon Cartwright, Eliphalet Hopper Dwyer--familiarly known as "Hoppy"--and other young gentlemen whose names are now but memories, each had his brief day of triumph.
