1871
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From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Of course before doing so I made a contract with a publisher for a book about the Colonies.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Of course before doing so I made a contract with a publisher for a book about the Colonies.
allottedadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːtɪd/
given as a task
From this reading This tendency to stretch comes not, I think, generally from the ambition of the writer, but from his inability to comprise the different parts in their allotted spaces.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
ambitionnounUS /æmˈbɪʃən/
a cherished desire
From this reading This tendency to stretch comes not, I think, generally from the ambition of the writer, but from his inability to comprise the different parts in their allotted spaces.
amountnounUS /əˈmaʊnt/
a quantity of money
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
ANNAnounUS /ˈænə/
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading _RALPH THE HEIR_--_THE EUSTACE DIAMONDS_--_LADY ANNA_--_AUSTRALIA_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
AUSTRALIAnounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading _RALPH THE HEIR_--_THE EUSTACE DIAMONDS_--_LADY ANNA_--_AUSTRALIA_.
awareadjectiveUS /əˈwer/
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Of course before doing so I made a contract with a publisher for a book about the Colonies.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Of course before doing so I made a contract with a publisher for a book about the Colonies.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This tendency to stretch comes not, I think, generally from the ambition of the writer, but from his inability to comprise the different parts in their allotted spaces.
ColoniesnounUS /ˈkɑːləniz/
plural of “colony” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading Of course before doing so I made a contract with a publisher for a book about the Colonies.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading This tendency to stretch comes not, I think, generally from the ambition of the writer, but from his inability to comprise the different parts in their allotted spaces.
compriseverbUS /kəmˈpraɪz/
be composed of
From this reading This tendency to stretch comes not, I think, generally from the ambition of the writer, but from his inability to comprise the different parts in their allotted spaces.
contractverbUS /ˈkɑːntrækt/
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading Of course before doing so I made a contract with a publisher for a book about the Colonies.
costnounUS /kɑːst/
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course before doing so I made a contract with a publisher for a book about the Colonies.
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
recognizable; marked
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
demandnounUS /dɪˈmænd/
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
DIAMONDSnounUS /ˈdaɪməndz/
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading _RALPH THE HEIR_--_THE EUSTACE DIAMONDS_--_LADY ANNA_--_AUSTRALIA_.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading This tendency to stretch comes not, I think, generally from the ambition of the writer, but from his inability to comprise the different parts in their allotted spaces.
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Of course before doing so I made a contract with a publisher for a book about the Colonies.
EUSTACE
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From this reading _RALPH THE HEIR_--_THE EUSTACE DIAMONDS_--_LADY ANNA_--_AUSTRALIA_.
fairlyadverbUS /ˈferli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course before doing so I made a contract with a publisher for a book about the Colonies.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This tendency to stretch comes not, I think, generally from the ambition of the writer, but from his inability to comprise the different parts in their allotted spaces.
generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/
usually; as a rule
From this reading This tendency to stretch comes not, I think, generally from the ambition of the writer, but from his inability to comprise the different parts in their allotted spaces.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
HEIRnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading _RALPH THE HEIR_--_THE EUSTACE DIAMONDS_--_LADY ANNA_--_AUSTRALIA_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This tendency to stretch comes not, I think, generally from the ambition of the writer, but from his inability to comprise the different parts in their allotted spaces.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
inabilitynounUS /ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/
lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
From this reading This tendency to stretch comes not, I think, generally from the ambition of the writer, but from his inability to comprise the different parts in their allotted spaces.
indomitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɑːmətəbəl/
impossible to subdue
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
LADYnounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _RALPH THE HEIR_--_THE EUSTACE DIAMONDS_--_LADY ANNA_--_AUSTRALIA_.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Of course before doing so I made a contract with a publisher for a book about the Colonies.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
partsnounUS /pɑːrts/
the local environment
From this reading This tendency to stretch comes not, I think, generally from the ambition of the writer, but from his inability to comprise the different parts in their allotted spaces.
pricenounUS /praɪs/
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
publishernounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃər/
a firm in the publishing business
From this reading Of course before doing so I made a contract with a publisher for a book about the Colonies.
RALPH
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _RALPH THE HEIR_--_THE EUSTACE DIAMONDS_--_LADY ANNA_--_AUSTRALIA_.
remunerativeadjectiveUS /riˈmjuːnərətɪv/
for which money is paid
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
shepherdnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of course before doing so I made a contract with a publisher for a book about the Colonies.
soldadjectiveUS /soʊld/
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
spacesnounUS /ˈspeɪsəz/
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading This tendency to stretch comes not, I think, generally from the ambition of the writer, but from his inability to comprise the different parts in their allotted spaces.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
tendencynounUS /ˈtendənsi/
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _RALPH THE HEIR_--_THE EUSTACE DIAMONDS_--_LADY ANNA_--_AUSTRALIA_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This tendency to stretch comes not, I think, generally from the ambition of the writer, but from his inability to comprise the different parts in their allotted spaces.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading This tendency to stretch comes not, I think, generally from the ambition of the writer, but from his inability to comprise the different parts in their allotted spaces.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
travellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of course before doing so I made a contract with a publisher for a book about the Colonies.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the spring of 1871 we,--I and my wife,--had decided that we would go to Australia to visit our shepherd son.
writernounUS /ˈraɪtər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading This tendency to stretch comes not, I think, generally from the ambition of the writer, but from his inability to comprise the different parts in their allotted spaces.
writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
the act of creating written works
From this reading For such a work as this I had always been aware that I could not fairly demand more than half the price that would be given for the same amount of fiction; and as such books have an indomitable tendency to stretch themselves, so that more is given than what is sold, and as the cost of travelling is heavy, the writing of them is not remunerative.
