adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This man, happening to meet him one day as he was returning from an unsuccessful application, said to him:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
applicationnounUS /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading This man, happening to meet him one day as he was returning from an unsuccessful application, said to him:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
Bloomsburynoun
a city district of central London laid out in garden squares
From this reading He had a friend in the Bloomsbury region, who lived by letting out cabs and horses to the cabmen.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had a friend in the Bloomsbury region, who lived by letting out cabs and horses to the cabmen.
cabmen
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From this reading He had a friend in the Bloomsbury region, who lived by letting out cabs and horses to the cabmen.
cabsnounUS /kæbz/
plural of “cab” — a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading He had a friend in the Bloomsbury region, who lived by letting out cabs and horses to the cabmen.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This man, happening to meet him one day as he was returning from an unsuccessful application, said to him:
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
DiamondnounUS /ˈdaɪmənd/
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading A strange occurrence it was which turned his thoughts in that direction.
fastadverbUS /fæst/
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
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 AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
findingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He had a friend in the Bloomsbury region, who lived by letting out cabs and horses to the cabmen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This man, happening to meet him one day as he was returning from an unsuccessful application, said to him:
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading This man, happening to meet him one day as he was returning from an unsuccessful application, said to him:
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This man, happening to meet him one day as he was returning from an unsuccessful application, said to him:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He had a friend in the Bloomsbury region, who lived by letting out cabs and horses to the cabmen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A strange occurrence it was which turned his thoughts in that direction.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
lettingnounUS /ˈletɪŋ/
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading He had a friend in the Bloomsbury region, who lived by letting out cabs and horses to the cabmen.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He had a friend in the Bloomsbury region, who lived by letting out cabs and horses to the cabmen.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This man, happening to meet him one day as he was returning from an unsuccessful application, said to him:
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading This man, happening to meet him one day as he was returning from an unsuccessful application, said to him:
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
occurrencenounUS /əˈkɜːrəns/
an event that happens
From this reading A strange occurrence it was which turned his thoughts in that direction.
offeredverbUS /ˈɔːfərd/
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This man, happening to meet him one day as he was returning from an unsuccessful application, said to him:
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had a friend in the Bloomsbury region, who lived by letting out cabs and horses to the cabmen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
planverbUS /plæn/
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading He had a friend in the Bloomsbury region, who lived by letting out cabs and horses to the cabmen.
returningadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading This man, happening to meet him one day as he was returning from an unsuccessful application, said to him:
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This man, happening to meet him one day as he was returning from an unsuccessful application, said to him:
savedadjectiveUS /seɪvd/
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A strange occurrence it was which turned his thoughts in that direction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had a friend in the Bloomsbury region, who lived by letting out cabs and horses to the cabmen.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Now his father having saved a little money, and finding that no situation offered itself, had been thinking over a new plan.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A strange occurrence it was which turned his thoughts in that direction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading A strange occurrence it was which turned his thoughts in that direction.
unsuccessfuladjectiveUS /ˌʌnsəkˈsesfəl/
not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
From this reading This man, happening to meet him one day as he was returning from an unsuccessful application, said to him:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AFTER this Diamond recovered so fast, that in a few days he was quite able to go home as soon as his father had a place for them to go.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A strange occurrence it was which turned his thoughts in that direction.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had a friend in the Bloomsbury region, who lived by letting out cabs and horses to the cabmen.
