adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh! a good many years ago he turned up at the place with a doleful story.
accordingadjectiveUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading They would have killed him too, only, according to his own account, he escaped in a very queer fashion.”
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading They would have killed him too, only, according to his own account, he escaped in a very queer fashion.”
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading “Oh! a good many years ago he turned up at the place with a doleful story.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “How did he become your partner?” she asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh! a good many years ago he turned up at the place with a doleful story.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “How did he become your partner?” she asked.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
burnedadjectiveUS /bɜːrnd/
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The end of it was that they burned his waggon, looted his trade-goods and oxen, and killed his servants.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “How did he become your partner?” she asked.
dolefuladjectiveUS /ˈdoʊlfəl/
filled with or evoking sadness
From this reading “Oh! a good many years ago he turned up at the place with a doleful story.
don't
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From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The end of it was that they burned his waggon, looted his trade-goods and oxen, and killed his servants.
escapedadjectiveUS /ɪˈskeɪpt/
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading They would have killed him too, only, according to his own account, he escaped in a very queer fashion.”
fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They would have killed him too, only, according to his own account, he escaped in a very queer fashion.”
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Oh! a good many years ago he turned up at the place with a doleful story.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They would have killed him too, only, according to his own account, he escaped in a very queer fashion.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How did he become your partner?” she asked.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They would have killed him too, only, according to his own account, he escaped in a very queer fashion.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The end of it was that they burned his waggon, looted his trade-goods and oxen, and killed his servants.
How
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From this reading “How did he become your partner?” she asked.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They would have killed him too, only, according to his own account, he escaped in a very queer fashion.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The end of it was that they burned his waggon, looted his trade-goods and oxen, and killed his servants.
killedverbUS /kɪld/
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading The end of it was that they burned his waggon, looted his trade-goods and oxen, and killed his servants.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
lootedadjectiveUS /ˈluːtəd/
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
From this reading The end of it was that they burned his waggon, looted his trade-goods and oxen, and killed his servants.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “Oh! a good many years ago he turned up at the place with a doleful story.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The end of it was that they burned his waggon, looted his trade-goods and oxen, and killed his servants.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh! a good many years ago he turned up at the place with a doleful story.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading They would have killed him too, only, according to his own account, he escaped in a very queer fashion.”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading They would have killed him too, only, according to his own account, he escaped in a very queer fashion.”
oxennounUS /ˈɑːksən/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading The end of it was that they burned his waggon, looted his trade-goods and oxen, and killed his servants.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “How did he become your partner?” she asked.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Oh! a good many years ago he turned up at the place with a doleful story.
queeradjectiveUS /kwɪr/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading They would have killed him too, only, according to his own account, he escaped in a very queer fashion.”
rownounUS /roʊ/
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
SaidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The end of it was that they burned his waggon, looted his trade-goods and oxen, and killed his servants.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How did he become your partner?” she asked.
smouse
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From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Oh! a good many years ago he turned up at the place with a doleful story.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh! a good many years ago he turned up at the place with a doleful story.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The end of it was that they burned his waggon, looted his trade-goods and oxen, and killed his servants.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They would have killed him too, only, according to his own account, he escaped in a very queer fashion.”
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They would have killed him too, only, according to his own account, he escaped in a very queer fashion.”
trade-goods
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The end of it was that they burned his waggon, looted his trade-goods and oxen, and killed his servants.
tradingnounUS /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/
buying or selling securities or commodities
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Oh! a good many years ago he turned up at the place with a doleful story.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Oh! a good many years ago he turned up at the place with a doleful story.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading They would have killed him too, only, according to his own account, he escaped in a very queer fashion.”
waggonnoun
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The end of it was that they burned his waggon, looted his trade-goods and oxen, and killed his servants.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh! a good many years ago he turned up at the place with a doleful story.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would have killed him too, only, according to his own account, he escaped in a very queer fashion.”
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading “Oh! a good many years ago he turned up at the place with a doleful story.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How did he become your partner?” she asked.
ZulusnounUS /ˈzuːluːz/
plural of “zulu” — a member of the tall Negroid people of eastern South Africa; some live in KwaZulu-Natal under the traditional clan system but many now work in the cities
From this reading Said that he had been trading among the Zulus; he was what we call a ‘smouse’ out here, and got into a row with them, I don’t know how.
