adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
allegeverbUS /əˈledʒ/
report or maintain
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I do not know why I should have prefigured Miss Gage’s father as tall and lank.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I do not know why I should have prefigured Miss Gage’s father as tall and lank.
aspectnounUS /ˈæspekt/
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
associationnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
authoritynounUS /əˈθɔːrəti/
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
Deering
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From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
describedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskraɪbd/
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
DiananounUS /daɪˈænə/
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know why I should have prefigured Miss Gage’s father as tall and lank.
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
eventfuladjectiveUS /ɪˈventfəl/
full of events or incidents
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
fanciedadjectiveUS /ˈfænsid/
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I do not know why I should have prefigured Miss Gage’s father as tall and lank.
fellow-villager
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From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
Gage's
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From this reading I do not know why I should have prefigured Miss Gage’s father as tall and lank.
girlishadjectiveUS /ˈɡɜːrlɪʃ/
befitting or characteristic of a young girl
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
goddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
habitnounUS /ˈhæbət/
an established custom
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I do not know why I should have prefigured Miss Gage’s father as tall and lank.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
How
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not know why I should have prefigured Miss Gage’s father as tall and lank.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I do not know why I should have prefigured Miss Gage’s father as tall and lank.
lankadjectiveUS /læŋk/
long and thin and often limp
From this reading I do not know why I should have prefigured Miss Gage’s father as tall and lank.
loungingverbUS /ˈlaʊndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “lounge” — sit or recline comfortably
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I do not know why I should have prefigured Miss Gage’s father as tall and lank.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know why I should have prefigured Miss Gage’s father as tall and lank.
obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/
make less visible or unclear
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
preciseadjectiveUS /prɪˈsaɪs/
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
prefigured
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not know why I should have prefigured Miss Gage’s father as tall and lank.
presentedverbUS /priˈzentɪd/
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
saturnineadjective
bitter or scornful
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
scrupulousadjectiveUS /ˈskruːpjələs/
having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
shapenounUS /ʃeɪp/
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I do not know why I should have prefigured Miss Gage’s father as tall and lank.
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
slovenlyadjectiveUS /ˈslʌvənli/
negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading I do not know why I should have prefigured Miss Gage’s father as tall and lank.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
typenounUS /taɪp/
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
unpreparedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnpriˈperd/
without preparation; not prepared for
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not herself so very tall, though she was rather tall than short, and though she was rather of the Diana or girlish type of goddess, she was by no means lank.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I hope I see you well, sir,” when his daughter presented us to each other, the morning after the eventful day described, and he shook my hand with his very small, dry hand.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
whollyadverbUS /ˈhoʊli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I do not know why I should have prefigured Miss Gage’s father as tall and lank.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it was in this shape that I had always thought of him, perhaps through an obscure association with his fellow-villager, Deering.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I had fancied him saturnine of spirit, slovenly of dress, and lounging of habit, upon no authority that I could allege, and I was wholly unprepared for the neat, small figure of a man, very precise of manner and scrupulous of aspect, who said, “How do you do, sir?
