AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MIKE PUTS ON A UNIFORM.
ambitionnounUS /æmˈbɪʃən/
a cherished desire
From this reading Until he met Rodney he seemed quite destitute of ambition.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ragged and dirty suit which he wore as bootblack were the best he had.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The ragged and dirty suit which he wore as bootblack were the best he had.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The ragged and dirty suit which he wore as bootblack were the best he had.
bootblack
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From this reading The ragged and dirty suit which he wore as bootblack were the best he had.
boreverbUS /bɔːr/
cause to be bored
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
buyverbUS /baɪ/
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A wonderful change came over Mike Flynn.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading A wonderful change came over Mike Flynn.
cheapadjectiveUS /tʃiːp/
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
destituteadjectiveUS /ˈdestətuːt/
poor enough to need help from others
From this reading Until he met Rodney he seemed quite destitute of ambition.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading The ragged and dirty suit which he wore as bootblack were the best he had.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
Flynn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wonderful change came over Mike Flynn.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/
usually; as a rule
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ragged and dirty suit which he wore as bootblack were the best he had.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Until he met Rodney he seemed quite destitute of ambition.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
HousenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
LodgingnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
marksnounUS /mɑːrks/
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
mealsnounUS /miːlz/
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Until he met Rodney he seemed quite destitute of ambition.
MIKEnounUS /maɪk/
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading MIKE PUTS ON A UNIFORM.
occasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Until he met Rodney he seemed quite destitute of ambition.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MIKE PUTS ON A UNIFORM.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A wonderful change came over Mike Flynn.
PUTSnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading MIKE PUTS ON A UNIFORM.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Until he met Rodney he seemed quite destitute of ambition.
raggedadjectiveUS /ˈræɡəd/
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading The ragged and dirty suit which he wore as bootblack were the best he had.
Rodney
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From this reading Until he met Rodney he seemed quite destitute of ambition.
satisfiedadjectiveUS /ˈsætəsfaɪd/
filled with satisfaction
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Until he met Rodney he seemed quite destitute of ambition.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
suitverbUS /suːt/
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The ragged and dirty suit which he wore as bootblack were the best he had.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ragged and dirty suit which he wore as bootblack were the best he had.
theaternounUS /ˈθiːətər/
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
UNIFORMadjectiveUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrm/
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading MIKE PUTS ON A UNIFORM.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until he met Rodney he seemed quite destitute of ambition.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ragged and dirty suit which he wore as bootblack were the best he had.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ragged and dirty suit which he wore as bootblack were the best he had.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His face and hands generally bore the marks of his business, and as long as he made enough to buy three meals a day, two taken at the Lodging House, with something over for lodging, and an occasional visit to a cheap theater, he was satisfied.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading A wonderful change came over Mike Flynn.
woreverbUS /wɔːr/
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading The ragged and dirty suit which he wore as bootblack were the best he had.
