adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
abusedadjectiveUS /əˈbjuːzd/
used improperly or excessively especially drugs
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
allusionnounUS /əˈluːʒən/
passing reference or indirect mention
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LEADING ARTICLE AND MR.
ARTICLEnounUS /ˈɑːrtəkəl/
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading THE LEADING ARTICLE AND MR.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
clearlyadverbUS /ˈklɪrli/
without doubt or question
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
declinedverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
Dr
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From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
dreadnounUS /dred/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
ensuingadjectiveUS /ˈensuːɪŋ/
following immediately and as a result of what went before
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
eulogiesnounUS /ˈjuːlədʒiz/
plural of “eulogy” — a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Rosamund mentioned the fact to Mr. Romfrey.
GamenounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He said that he had not made up his mind as to the Game Laws.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said that he had not made up his mind as to the Game Laws.
hearingnounUS /ˈhiːrɪŋ/
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
judgedverbUS /dʒʌdʒd/
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
LawsnounUS /lɔːz/
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading He said that he had not made up his mind as to the Game Laws.
LEADINGadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading THE LEADING ARTICLE AND MR.
licencesnounUS /ˈlaɪsənsɪz/
plural of “licence” — excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
From this reading “So we may stick by our licences to shoot to-morrow,” he rejoined.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He said that he had not made up his mind as to the Game Laws.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “So we may stick by our licences to shoot to-morrow,” he rejoined.
mentionedverbUS /ˈmenʃənd/
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading Rosamund mentioned the fact to Mr. Romfrey.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He said that he had not made up his mind as to the Game Laws.
MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE LEADING ARTICLE AND MR.
Nevil
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From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He said that he had not made up his mind as to the Game Laws.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “So we may stick by our licences to shoot to-morrow,” he rejoined.
owingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
rejoinedverbUS /riˈdʒɔɪnd/
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “So we may stick by our licences to shoot to-morrow,” he rejoined.
Romfrey
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From this reading Rosamund mentioned the fact to Mr. Romfrey.
Rosamund
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From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said that he had not made up his mind as to the Game Laws.
shootverbUS /ʃuːt/
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “So we may stick by our licences to shoot to-morrow,” he rejoined.
ShrapnelnounUS /ˈʃræpnəl/
shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So we may stick by our licences to shoot to-morrow,” he rejoined.
Steynham
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From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
stickverbUS /stɪk/
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “So we may stick by our licences to shoot to-morrow,” he rejoined.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He said that he had not made up his mind as to the Game Laws.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LEADING ARTICLE AND MR.
TIMOTHYnounUS /ˈtɪməθi/
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
to-morrow
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From this reading “So we may stick by our licences to shoot to-morrow,” he rejoined.
TURBOTnounUS /ˌtɜːrˈboʊ/
flesh of a large European flatfish
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He said that he had not made up his mind as to the Game Laws.
warmthnounUS /wɔːrmθ/
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “So we may stick by our licences to shoot to-morrow,” he rejoined.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading TIMOTHY TURBOT Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game.
