AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TALE OF A TURBOT.
absoluteadjectiveUS /ˈæbsəluːt/
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
conversantadjectiveUS /kənˈvɜːrsənt/
(usually followed by “with”) well informed about or knowing thoroughly
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
cousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
disclaimverbUS /dɪˈskleɪm/
renounce a legal claim or title to
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
disclaimedverbUS /dɪˈskleɪmd/
past form of “disclaim” — renounce a legal claim or title to
From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
disclaimersnounUS /dɪˈskleɪmərz/
plural of “disclaimer” — (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
discoverynounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/
the act of discovering something
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
Fitzgerald'snounUS /fɪtsˈdʒerəldz/
possessive form of “fitzgerald” — English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
hithertoadverbUS /ˈhɪðɜːrˈtuː/
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
inheritancenounUS /ˌɪnˈherətəns/
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TALE OF A TURBOT.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
Prendergast
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From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
ratenounUS /reɪt/
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
Somers
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From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
sufficedverbUS /səˈfaɪst/
past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
TALEnounUS /teɪl/
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 A TALE OF A TURBOT.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
TURBOTnounUS /ˌtɜːrˈboʊ/
flesh of a large European flatfish
From this reading A TALE OF A TURBOT.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
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, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That Sir Thomas should die so quickly after the discovery had not of course been expected by anybody; and much, therefore, had not been thought at the moment of these disclaimers;--neither at the moment, nor indeed afterwards, when Sir Thomas did die.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To those who had hitherto spoken to him upon the subject, to Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Somers, and his cousin, he had disclaimed the inheritance, and that he had thought would have sufficed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, indeed, not being very well conversant with matters of business, he had thought for a while that this might be done--or at any rate something not far different from this.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been Owen Fitzgerald's desire to disclaim the inheritance which chance had put in his way in absolute silence, had such a course been possible to him.
