Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
able
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
ALLUSION
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICHARD IS DETERMINED, AND SOME ALLUSION IS MADE TO "WATERMELONS."
amusement
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RICHARD IS DETERMINED, AND SOME ALLUSION IS MADE TO "WATERMELONS."
angry
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
any
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Probably none of them intended to carry their opposition any farther than to express their disapprobation of the new regulation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
ascertain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
believed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
best
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
better
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
boys
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
carry
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Probably none of them intended to carry their opposition any farther than to express their disapprobation of the new regulation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
deprive
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
desired
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
DETERMINEDadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading RICHARD IS DETERMINED, AND SOME ALLUSION IS MADE TO "WATERMELONS."
disapprobation
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Probably none of them intended to carry their opposition any farther than to express their disapprobation of the new regulation.
engage
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
evil
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Probably none of them intended to carry their opposition any farther than to express their disapprobation of the new regulation.
far
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
farther
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Probably none of them intended to carry their opposition any farther than to express their disapprobation of the new regulation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
fun
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
Grant
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
grievance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
guilty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
harsh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
hours
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
innocent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
Institute
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
intended
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RICHARD IS DETERMINED, AND SOME ALLUSION IS MADE TO "WATERMELONS."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
just
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
MADE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICHARD IS DETERMINED, AND SOME ALLUSION IS MADE TO "WATERMELONS."
mutiny
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
needless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
Nevers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
new
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Probably none of them intended to carry their opposition any farther than to express their disapprobation of the new regulation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Probably none of them intended to carry their opposition any farther than to express their disapprobation of the new regulation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
opposition
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Probably none of them intended to carry their opposition any farther than to express their disapprobation of the new regulation.
principal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
Probably
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Probably none of them intended to carry their opposition any farther than to express their disapprobation of the new regulation.
propensities
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
proposed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
proposition
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
punish
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
real
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
Redman
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
regulation
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Probably none of them intended to carry their opposition any farther than to express their disapprobation of the new regulation.
removed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
RICHARD
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICHARD IS DETERMINED, AND SOME ALLUSION IS MADE TO "WATERMELONS."
rules
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
school
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
SOME
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICHARD IS DETERMINED, AND SOME ALLUSION IS MADE TO "WATERMELONS."
spitefully
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
There
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys of the Institute believed they had a real grievance, for it seemed harsh and needless to deprive them of some of their best hours for amusement.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RICHARD IS DETERMINED, AND SOME ALLUSION IS MADE TO "WATERMELONS."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
WATERMELONS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICHARD IS DETERMINED, AND SOME ALLUSION IS MADE TO "WATERMELONS."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It looked just as though the principal was angry because he could not ascertain who had broken the rules of the school, and spitefully intended to punish the innocent with the guilty.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There had been a time when Richard Grant would have desired no better fun than to engage in such a mutiny as that proposed by Nevers and Redman; and he was not yet so far removed from his evil propensities as to be able to decline the proposition.
