Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
almost
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came like a gale of wind, almost before Bones had digested the name on the card which announced his existence and identity.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
announced
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
appearing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
arrived
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
beautiful
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He came like a gale of wind, almost before Bones had digested the name on the card which announced his existence and identity.
beings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
better
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
blue
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
BONES
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
buck
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
business
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
called
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
came
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came like a gale of wind, almost before Bones had digested the name on the card which announced his existence and identity.
card
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came like a gale of wind, almost before Bones had digested the name on the card which announced his existence and identity.
carrion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
certain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
City
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day a respectable man brought to Mr. Tibbetts a plan of a warehouse.
digested
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came like a gale of wind, almost before Bones had digested the name on the card which announced his existence and identity.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
existence
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came like a gale of wind, almost before Bones had digested the name on the card which announced his existence and identity.
fact
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
favoured
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
furtherance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
gale
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came like a gale of wind, almost before Bones had digested the name on the card which announced his existence and identity.
gangs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
heavens
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
human
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
identity
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came like a gale of wind, almost before Bones had digested the name on the card which announced his existence and identity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
inexperienced
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
instinct
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
invisible
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
kill
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
kite
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
laid
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
like
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came like a gale of wind, almost before Bones had digested the name on the card which announced his existence and identity.
London
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
man
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
many
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
masked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
meetings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
men
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
Mr
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day a respectable man brought to Mr. Tibbetts a plan of a warehouse.
mysteriously
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came like a gale of wind, almost before Bones had digested the name on the card which announced his existence and identity.
nefarious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
newspaper
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
nowhere
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
office
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He came like a gale of wind, almost before Bones had digested the name on the card which announced his existence and identity.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
organized
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
plan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day a respectable man brought to Mr. Tibbetts a plan of a warehouse.
plans
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
plots
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
possess
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
qualities
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
quarry
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
respectable
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day a respectable man brought to Mr. Tibbetts a plan of a warehouse.
robber
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
shared
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
staggering
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
strange
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
strangers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
Tibbetts
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day a respectable man brought to Mr. Tibbetts a plan of a warehouse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
tremendously
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
vulture
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
warehouse
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day a respectable man brought to Mr. Tibbetts a plan of a warehouse.
wealthy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
WHARFINGERS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
wheelingnounUS /ˈwheeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BONES AND THE WHARFINGERS I The kite wheeling invisible in the blue heavens, the vulture appearing mysteriously from nowhere in the track of the staggering buck, possess qualities which are shared by certain favoured human beings.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were no meetings of organized robber gangs, where masked men laid nefarious plans and plots, but the instinct which called the kite to his quarry and the carrion to the kill brought many strangers--who were equally strange to Bones and to one another--to the beautiful office which he had fitted for himself for the better furtherance of his business.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came like a gale of wind, almost before Bones had digested the name on the card which announced his existence and identity.
young
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No newspaper announced the fact that there had arrived in the City of London a young man tremendously wealthy and as tremendously inexperienced.
