adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
abidingadjectiveUS /əˈbaɪdɪŋ/
lasting a long time
From this reading Anthony's father had been an iron-master in a small way, with a monthly pay-roll of a few hundred dollars, and an abiding faith in the future of iron.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The iron business had already laid the foundations of its future greatness, but steel was still in its infancy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Anthony's father had been an iron-master in a small way, with a monthly pay-roll of a few hundred dollars, and an abiding faith in the future of iron.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
Anthony'snounUS /ˈænθəniz/
possessive form of “anthony” — Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Anthony's father had been an iron-master in a small way, with a monthly pay-roll of a few hundred dollars, and an abiding faith in the future of iron.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Anthony's father had been an iron-master in a small way, with a monthly pay-roll of a few hundred dollars, and an abiding faith in the future of iron.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading That was in the very beginning of the epoch of steel.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The iron business had already laid the foundations of its future greatness, but steel was still in its infancy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The iron business had already laid the foundations of its future greatness, but steel was still in its infancy.
capitalnounUS /ˈkæpətəl/
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
Cardew
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From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
CiviladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
dollarsnounUS /ˈdɑːlərz/
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Anthony's father had been an iron-master in a small way, with a monthly pay-roll of a few hundred dollars, and an abiding faith in the future of iron.
dreamedadjectiveUS /driːmd/
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading But he had never dreamed of steel.
epochnounUS /ˈepək/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading That was in the very beginning of the epoch of steel.
faithnounUS /feɪθ/
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Anthony's father had been an iron-master in a small way, with a monthly pay-roll of a few hundred dollars, and an abiding faith in the future of iron.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Anthony's father had been an iron-master in a small way, with a monthly pay-roll of a few hundred dollars, and an abiding faith in the future of iron.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Anthony's father had been an iron-master in a small way, with a monthly pay-roll of a few hundred dollars, and an abiding faith in the future of iron.
findingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
foundationsnounUS /faʊnˈdeɪʃənz/
plural of “foundation” — the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading The iron business had already laid the foundations of its future greatness, but steel was still in its infancy.
futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/
yet to be or coming
From this reading The iron business had already laid the foundations of its future greatness, but steel was still in its infancy.
greatnessnounUS /ˈɡreɪtnəs/
the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
From this reading The iron business had already laid the foundations of its future greatness, but steel was still in its infancy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had never dreamed of steel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading Anthony's father had been an iron-master in a small way, with a monthly pay-roll of a few hundred dollars, and an abiding faith in the future of iron.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
infancynounUS /ˈɪnfənsi/
the early stage of growth or development
From this reading The iron business had already laid the foundations of its future greatness, but steel was still in its infancy.
investmentnounUS /ˌɪnˈvestmənt/
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading The iron business had already laid the foundations of its future greatness, but steel was still in its infancy.
iron-master
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anthony's father had been an iron-master in a small way, with a monthly pay-roll of a few hundred dollars, and an abiding faith in the future of iron.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The iron business had already laid the foundations of its future greatness, but steel was still in its infancy.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading The iron business had already laid the foundations of its future greatness, but steel was still in its infancy.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
locationnounUS /loʊˈkeɪʃən/
a point or extent in space
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
monthlynounUS /ˈmʌnθli/
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading Anthony's father had been an iron-master in a small way, with a monthly pay-roll of a few hundred dollars, and an abiding faith in the future of iron.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But he had never dreamed of steel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
pay-roll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anthony's father had been an iron-master in a small way, with a monthly pay-roll of a few hundred dollars, and an abiding faith in the future of iron.
PittsburghnounUS /ˈpɪtsbərɡ/
a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
ShortlyadverbUS /ˈʃɔːrtli/
for a short time
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
steelnounUS /stiːl/
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading That was in the very beginning of the epoch of steel.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading The iron business had already laid the foundations of its future greatness, but steel was still in its infancy.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was in the very beginning of the epoch of steel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading That was in the very beginning of the epoch of steel.
WarnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was in the very beginning of the epoch of steel.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Anthony's father had been an iron-master in a small way, with a monthly pay-roll of a few hundred dollars, and an abiding faith in the future of iron.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anthony's father had been an iron-master in a small way, with a monthly pay-roll of a few hundred dollars, and an abiding faith in the future of iron.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Shortly after the Civil War Anthony Cardew had left Pittsburgh and spent a year in finding a location for the investment of his small capital.
