adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/
the state of being absent
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Long Jim alone came to the door to greet him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The following day, as a result of exposure and hard riding, Mahony was attacked by dysentery; and before he had recovered, the goods arrived from Melbourne.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The following day, as a result of exposure and hard riding, Mahony was attacked by dysentery; and before he had recovered, the goods arrived from Melbourne.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
attackedverbUS /əˈtækt/
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading The following day, as a result of exposure and hard riding, Mahony was attacked by dysentery; and before he had recovered, the goods arrived from Melbourne.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The following day, as a result of exposure and hard riding, Mahony was attacked by dysentery; and before he had recovered, the goods arrived from Melbourne.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Long Jim alone came to the door to greet him.
cash-box
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From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
catsnounUS /kæts/
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
comfortlessadjective
without comfort
From this reading His tent-home had never seemed so comfortless.
corpsenounUS /kɔːrps/
the dead body of a human being
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The following day, as a result of exposure and hard riding, Mahony was attacked by dysentery; and before he had recovered, the goods arrived from Melbourne.
doltishadjective
heavy and dull and stupid
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Long Jim alone came to the door to greet him.
dysenterynounUS /ˈdɪsənteri/
an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
From this reading The following day, as a result of exposure and hard riding, Mahony was attacked by dysentery; and before he had recovered, the goods arrived from Melbourne.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
exposurenounUS /ɪkˈspoʊʒər/
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading The following day, as a result of exposure and hard riding, Mahony was attacked by dysentery; and before he had recovered, the goods arrived from Melbourne.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following day, as a result of exposure and hard riding, Mahony was attacked by dysentery; and before he had recovered, the goods arrived from Melbourne.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
goodsnounUS /ɡʊdz/
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading The following day, as a result of exposure and hard riding, Mahony was attacked by dysentery; and before he had recovered, the goods arrived from Melbourne.
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Long Jim alone came to the door to greet him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His tent-home had never seemed so comfortless.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The following day, as a result of exposure and hard riding, Mahony was attacked by dysentery; and before he had recovered, the goods arrived from Melbourne.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Long Jim alone came to the door to greet him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His tent-home had never seemed so comfortless.
honestynounUS /ˈɑːnəsti/
the quality of being honest
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
Jim
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long Jim alone came to the door to greet him.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
LongadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Long Jim alone came to the door to greet him.
Mahony
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
MelbournenounUS /ˈmelbərn/
a resort town in east central Florida
From this reading The following day, as a result of exposure and hard riding, Mahony was attacked by dysentery; and before he had recovered, the goods arrived from Melbourne.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading His tent-home had never seemed so comfortless.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
profitedverbUS /ˈprɑːfətəd/
past form of “profit” — derive a benefit from
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading The following day, as a result of exposure and hard riding, Mahony was attacked by dysentery; and before he had recovered, the goods arrived from Melbourne.
resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The following day, as a result of exposure and hard riding, Mahony was attacked by dysentery; and before he had recovered, the goods arrived from Melbourne.
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
ridingnounUS /ˈraɪdɪŋ/
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading The following day, as a result of exposure and hard riding, Mahony was attacked by dysentery; and before he had recovered, the goods arrived from Melbourne.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His tent-home had never seemed so comfortless.
shaftnounUS /ʃæft/
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
shoenounUS /ʃuː/
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
shopman
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
skinnounUS /skɪn/
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
smithynoun
a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His tent-home had never seemed so comfortless.
solitaryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləteri/
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
spreenounUS /spriː/
a brief indulgence of your impulses
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
stakedverbUS /steɪkt/
past form of “stake” — put at risk
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
tent-home
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His tent-home had never seemed so comfortless.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following day, as a result of exposure and hard riding, Mahony was attacked by dysentery; and before he had recovered, the goods arrived from Melbourne.
wetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading He ended his solitary ride late at night and wet to the skin; his horse had cast a shoe far from any smithy.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The shopman, on whose doltish honesty Mahony would have staked his head, had profited by his absence to empty the cash-box and go off on the spree.-- Even one of the cats had met its fate in an old shaft, where its corpse still swam.
