adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mahony drove to Plevna House one morning between nine and ten o'clock.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A thankless task lay before him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Mahony drove to Plevna House one morning between nine and ten o'clock.
birthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Mahony drove to Plevna House one morning between nine and ten o'clock.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
fruitfuladjectiveUS /ˈfruːtfəl/
productive or conducive to producing in abundance
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He drove past what had once been the Great Swamp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
healthnounUS /helθ/
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
Henry'snounUS /ˈhenriz/
possessive form of “henry” — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A thankless task lay before him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
HousenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Mahony drove to Plevna House one morning between nine and ten o'clock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A thankless task lay before him.
Mahony
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From this reading Mahony drove to Plevna House one morning between nine and ten o'clock.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Mahony drove to Plevna House one morning between nine and ten o'clock.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Mahony drove to Plevna House one morning between nine and ten o'clock.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Mahony drove to Plevna House one morning between nine and ten o'clock.
Ocock
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading He drove past what had once been the Great Swamp.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mahony drove to Plevna House one morning between nine and ten o'clock.
opinionnounUS /əˈpɪnjən/
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading He drove past what had once been the Great Swamp.
Plevnanoun
the town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days
From this reading Mahony drove to Plevna House one morning between nine and ten o'clock.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
sourcenounUS /sɔːrs/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
SwampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading He drove past what had once been the Great Swamp.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
tasknounUS /tæsk/
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading A thankless task lay before him.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Mahony drove to Plevna House one morning between nine and ten o'clock.
thanklessadjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkləs/
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading A thankless task lay before him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mahony drove to Plevna House one morning between nine and ten o'clock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He drove past what had once been the Great Swamp.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Henry Ocock was pressing for a second opinion; his wife had been in poor health since the birth of her last child.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
worryverbUS /ˈwɜːri/
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading Mrs. Henry's case had been a fruitful source of worry to him; and he now saw nothing for it but a straight talk with Henry himself.
