used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
actorsnounUS /ˈæktərz/
plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer
From this reading The characters of the various principal actors in the story are very well drawn, and one feels one knows them all quite well by the end of the book.
(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 The characters of the various principal actors in the story are very well drawn, and one feels one knows them all quite well by the end of the book.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Until I found a copy in an old book shop I had never heard of either the author or of the book.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The characters of the various principal actors in the story are very well drawn, and one feels one knows them all quite well by the end of the book.
attractionsnounUS /əˈtrækʃənz/
plural of “attraction” — the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
baitingnounUS /ˈbeɪtɪŋ/
harassment especially of a tethered animal
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/
in a beautiful manner
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
boardingnounUS /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
boundsnounUS /baʊndz/
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
a period of 100 years
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading The characters of the various principal actors in the story are very well drawn, and one feels one knows them all quite well by the end of the book.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading Until I found a copy in an old book shop I had never heard of either the author or of the book.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
one or the other of two
From this reading Until I found a copy in an old book shop I had never heard of either the author or of the book.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The characters of the various principal actors in the story are very well drawn, and one feels one knows them all quite well by the end of the book.
engagingadjectiveUS /enˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/
attracting or delighting
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
enjoyableadjectiveUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪəbəl/
affording satisfaction or pleasure
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading The characters of the various principal actors in the story are very well drawn, and one feels one knows them all quite well by the end of the book.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
set up or found
From this reading Until I found a copy in an old book shop I had never heard of either the author or of the book.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
the act of departing
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Until I found a copy in an old book shop I had never heard of either the author or of the book.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Until I found a copy in an old book shop I had never heard of either the author or of the book.
Hough
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading The characters of the various principal actors in the story are very well drawn, and one feels one knows them all quite well by the end of the book.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
nearbyadjectiveUS /ˈnɪrˈbaɪ/
close at hand
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Until I found a copy in an old book shop I had never heard of either the author or of the book.
nineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Until I found a copy in an old book shop I had never heard of either the author or of the book.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The characters of the various principal actors in the story are very well drawn, and one feels one knows them all quite well by the end of the book.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Until I found a copy in an old book shop I had never heard of either the author or of the book.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
poachingnounUS /ˈpoʊtʃɪŋ/
cooking in simmering liquid
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading The characters of the various principal actors in the story are very well drawn, and one feels one knows them all quite well by the end of the book.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The characters of the various principal actors in the story are very well drawn, and one feels one knows them all quite well by the end of the book.
ratnounUS /ræt/
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
an educational institution
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
school-rules
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
do one's shopping
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
skatingnounUS /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/
the sport of gliding on skates
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
sportsnounUS /spɔːrts/
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
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 The characters of the various principal actors in the story are very well drawn, and one feels one knows them all quite well by the end of the book.
suchlikeadjective
of the same kind
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The characters of the various principal actors in the story are very well drawn, and one feels one knows them all quite well by the end of the book.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
tuckverbUS /tʌk/
fit snugly into
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until I found a copy in an old book shop I had never heard of either the author or of the book.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
precisely as stated
From this reading by Lewis Hough ________________________________________________________________ This a very enjoyable book about life in a boy's boarding school in the late nineteenth century.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading Despite school-rules, the boys get out of bounds for a number of reasons, for instance visiting a forbidden tuck shop; engaging in various cruel country sports, like rat baiting; going skating on a frozen lake, especially near the thin ice; poaching on a large nearby estate; and suchlike attractions.
(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 Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
produce a literary work
From this reading Every scene is beautifully drawn, and I have wondered many times why the author did not write more, and indeed why this book is not more well known than it is.
