adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
benevolencenounUS /bəˈnev.əl.əns/
The quality of being well meaning; kindness and generosity. (Lòng nhân ái, sự nhân từ độ lượng.)
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
champagnenounUS /ʃæmˈpeɪn/
a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
chapnounUS /tʃæp/
a boy or man
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To keep him in ignorance—it wouldn’t do!
drankverbUS /dræŋk/
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
groomverbUS /ɡruːm/
educate for a future role or function
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
ignorancenounUS /ˈɪɡnərəns/
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading To keep him in ignorance—it wouldn’t do!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To keep him in ignorance—it wouldn’t do!
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading To keep him in ignorance—it wouldn’t do!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
Mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
smokenounUS /smoʊk/
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To keep him in ignorance—it wouldn’t do!
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all, he was a fellow being—might be suffering, as he himself had suffered only two hours ago.
WatchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
WINTON
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From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
wirenounUS /ˈwaɪər/
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading At dinner he drank champagne, and benevolence towards all the world spread in his being.
wouldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To keep him in ignorance—it wouldn’t do!
wreatheverb
move with slow, sinuous movements
From this reading Watching the smoke of his cigar wreathe about him, he thought: ’Must send that chap a wire.’
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading And he wrote out the form— “All well, a daughter.—WINTON,” and sent it out with the order that a groom should take it in that night.
