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 After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The parish complacently expected a substantial sum for coal and blankets, tea and sugar.
anyhow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
badly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly there would be boots; and they were badly wanted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Certainly there would be boots; and they were badly wanted.
blankets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The parish complacently expected a substantial sum for coal and blankets, tea and sugar.
Boots
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boots?
calculation
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
came
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
Certainly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly there would be boots; and they were badly wanted.
coal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The parish complacently expected a substantial sum for coal and blankets, tea and sugar.
complacently
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The parish complacently expected a substantial sum for coal and blankets, tea and sugar.
concert
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
expected
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The parish complacently expected a substantial sum for coal and blankets, tea and sugar.
fashion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
fifteen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
financial
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
folk
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The parish complacently expected a substantial sum for coal and blankets, tea and sugar.
free
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
hundred
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
made
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
parish
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The parish complacently expected a substantial sum for coal and blankets, tea and sugar.
part
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
performance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
pounds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
reckoning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
say
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
shillings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
simple
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
substantial
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The parish complacently expected a substantial sum for coal and blankets, tea and sugar.
sugar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The parish complacently expected a substantial sum for coal and blankets, tea and sugar.
sum
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The parish complacently expected a substantial sum for coal and blankets, tea and sugar.
tea
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The parish complacently expected a substantial sum for coal and blankets, tea and sugar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly there would be boots; and they were badly wanted.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certainly there would be boots; and they were badly wanted.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
three
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
wanted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly there would be boots; and they were badly wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The simple folk had made their calculation something after this fashion: three hundred shillings was fifteen pounds, anyhow; the room was free.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Certainly there would be boots; and they were badly wanted.
winding
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the concert came a day of reckoning; that is to say, a winding up of the financial part of the performance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Certainly there would be boots; and they were badly wanted.
