AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
actualadjectiveUS /ˈæktʃəwəl/
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
appealverbUS /əˈpiːl/
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
appearsverbUS /əˈpɪrz/
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
Benbow
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From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
brainnounUS /breɪn/
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
bucolicadjectiveUS /bjuːˈkɑːlɪk/
(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
childlikeadjectiveUS /ˈtʃaɪldlaɪk/
befitting a young child
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
chroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
commencementnounUS /kəˈmensmənt/
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
ConcealmentnounUS /kənˈsiːlmənt/
the condition of being concealed or hidden
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
confessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
crowverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
cryingadjectiveUS /ˈkraɪɪŋ/
demanding attention
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
curatenounUS /ˈkjʊrət/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
Dawson'snounUS /ˈdɔːsənz/
possessive form of “dawson” — a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
desperateadjectiveUS /ˈdesprɪt/
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
dismallyadverbUS /ˈdɪzməli/
in a cheerless manner
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
divertingadjectiveUS /daɪˈvɜːrtɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
dung-heap
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
excellentadjectiveUS /ˈeksələnt/
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
fillverbUS /fɪl/
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
fleeverbUS /fliː/
run away quickly
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
FriendshipnounUS /ˈfrendʃɪp/
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
full-fledgedadjective
(of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
gatesnounUS /ɡeɪts/
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
GillnounUS /ɡɪl/
a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
GLASSnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
GlorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/
a state of high honor
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
HeadnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
HellnounUS /hel/
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
HonournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
innocencenounUS /ˈɪnəsəns/
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
issuesnounUS /ˈɪʃuːz/
plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
lambnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
lastingadjectiveUS /ˈlæstɪŋ/
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
LOOKING-GLASS
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From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
MATCH-BOX
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From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
PeternounUS /ˈpiːtər/
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
piecesnounUS /ˈpiːsəz/
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
POPULI
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From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
possessionsnounUS /pəˈzeʃənz/
plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
poverty-struck
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From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
practicenounUS /ˈpræktəs/
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
progressionnounUS /prəˈɡreʃən/
a series with a definite pattern of advance
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
prospectiveadjectiveUS /prəˈspektɪv/
of or concerned with or related to the future
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
providesverbUS /prəˈvaɪdz/
third-person singular of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
SILVERnounUS /ˈsɪlvər/
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
slaughter-house
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From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
smashedadjectiveUS /smæʃt/
very drunk
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
stagenounUS /steɪdʒ/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
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 Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
studynounUS /ˈstʌdi/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
SubmissionnounUS /səbˈmɪʃən/
something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
sufficientadjectiveUS /səˈfɪʃənt/
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
swungverbUS /swʌŋ/
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
thirteennounUS /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
tiniestadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪniəst/
superlative of “tiny” — very small
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
ultimateadjectiveUS /ˈʌltəmət/
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
unwittinglyadverbUS /ənˈwɪtɪŋli/
without knowledge or intention
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
VOXnounUS /vɑːks/
the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though Dawson's--and to take the history of Miss Gill only--of her love affair with the curate, of her final desperate appeal to him and of his ultimate confession that he was married already--provides a story quite sufficient for three excellent volumes.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
WHISKYnounUS /ˈwɪski/
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading A LOOKING-GLASS, A SILVER MATCH-BOX, A GLASS OF WHISKY, AND--VOX POPULI I Peter, thirteen to sixteen!--and left, so it appears, very much the same, as far as actual possessions go, at the end of it as at the poverty-struck commencement.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
wideradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪdər/
comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Or there is the natural and interesting progression, on the part of any child, behind whose back those iron gates of Dawson's have swung, from innocence to knowledge, from knowledge to practice, from practice to miserable Submission, Concealment, and a merry prospective Hell--this is a diverting study with which it would be easy to fill these pages....
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Or there is the history of Benbow, that bucolic gentleman into whose study we led Peter a chapter or two ago, Head for this year or two of Dawson's--soon to be head of nothing but the dung-heap and there to crow only dismally--with a childlike Mrs. Benbow, led unwittingly to Dawson's as a lamb to the slaughter-house--later to flee, crying, back to her hearth and home, her life smashed to the tiniest pieces and no brain nor strength to put it together again.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Friendship, Honour, Glory--how these things came and went with him during these years might have a book to themselves were it not that our business is with a wider stage and more lasting issues--and there is but little room for a full-fledged chronicle.
