AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A drunkard M'Adam was, but a drone, no.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy worked at the Grange with tireless, indomitable energy; yet he could never satisfy his father.
braveadjectiveUS /breɪv/
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading The little man would stand, a sneer on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled, and flout the lad's brave labors.
buckledverbUS /ˈbʌkəld/
past form of “buckle” — fasten with a buckle or buckles
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A drunkard M'Adam was, but a drone, no.
contemptuouslyadverbUS /kənˈtemptʃwəsli/
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading The little man would stand, a sneer on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled, and flout the lad's brave labors.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The boy worked at the Grange with tireless, indomitable energy; yet he could never satisfy his father.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading The little man would stand, a sneer on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled, and flout the lad's brave labors.
DavidnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
dronenounUS /droʊn/
stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
From this reading A drunkard M'Adam was, but a drone, no.
drunkardnounUS /ˈdrʌŋkərd/
a chronic drinker
From this reading A drunkard M'Adam was, but a drone, no.
energynounUS /ˈenərdʒi/
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading The boy worked at the Grange with tireless, indomitable energy; yet he could never satisfy his father.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The little man would stand, a sneer on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled, and flout the lad's brave labors.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
floutverbUS /flaʊt/
treat with contemptuous disregard
From this reading The little man would stand, a sneer on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled, and flout the lad's brave labors.
grannounUS /ɡræn/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Is he no a gran' worker, Wullie?
GrangenounUS /ɡreɪndʒ/
an outlying farm
From this reading The boy worked at the Grange with tireless, indomitable energy; yet he could never satisfy his father.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy worked at the Grange with tireless, indomitable energy; yet he could never satisfy his father.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy worked at the Grange with tireless, indomitable energy; yet he could never satisfy his father.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
indomitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɑːmətəbəl/
impossible to subdue
From this reading The boy worked at the Grange with tireless, indomitable energy; yet he could never satisfy his father.
industrynounUS /ˈɪndəstri/
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is he no a gran' worker, Wullie?
laborsnounUS /ˈleɪbərz/
plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading The little man would stand, a sneer on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled, and flout the lad's brave labors.
lad's
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From this reading The little man would stand, a sneer on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled, and flout the lad's brave labors.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The little man would stand, a sneer on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled, and flout the lad's brave labors.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little man would stand, a sneer on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled, and flout the lad's brave labors.
M'Adam
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A drunkard M'Adam was, but a drone, no.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The little man would stand, a sneer on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled, and flout the lad's brave labors.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The boy worked at the Grange with tireless, indomitable energy; yet he could never satisfy his father.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A drunkard M'Adam was, but a drone, no.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little man would stand, a sneer on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled, and flout the lad's brave labors.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
resembledverbUS /rɪˈzembəld/
past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
satisfyverbUS /ˈsætəsfaɪ/
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading The boy worked at the Grange with tireless, indomitable energy; yet he could never satisfy his father.
sneerverbUS /snɪr/
express through a scornful smile
From this reading The little man would stand, a sneer on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled, and flout the lad's brave labors.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading The little man would stand, a sneer on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled, and flout the lad's brave labors.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy worked at the Grange with tireless, indomitable energy; yet he could never satisfy his father.
THENCEFORWARD
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The little man would stand, a sneer on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled, and flout the lad's brave labors.
tirelessadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərləs/
showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
From this reading The boy worked at the Grange with tireless, indomitable energy; yet he could never satisfy his father.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A drunkard M'Adam was, but a drone, no.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boy worked at the Grange with tireless, indomitable energy; yet he could never satisfy his father.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THENCEFORWARD David buckled down to work at home, and in one point only father and son resembled--industry.
workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The boy worked at the Grange with tireless, indomitable energy; yet he could never satisfy his father.
workernounUS /ˈwɜːrkər/
a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading “Is he no a gran' worker, Wullie?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The little man would stand, a sneer on his face and his thin lips contemptuously curled, and flout the lad's brave labors.
Wullie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is he no a gran' worker, Wullie?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The boy worked at the Grange with tireless, indomitable energy; yet he could never satisfy his father.
