adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/
the state of being absent
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
admireverbUS /ædˈmaɪr/
feel admiration for
From this reading All men have something they admire.
admiredadjectiveUS /ədˈmaɪərd/
regarded with admiration
From this reading Crawley admired cunning.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All men have something they admire.
allowancenounUS /əˈlaʊəns/
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A pleasant illusion had been rudely shaken.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
chief'snounUS /tʃiːfs/
possessive form of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
constantadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnstənt/
unvarying in nature
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
CRAWLEY
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From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
Crawley's
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From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading Crawley admired cunning.
discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/
depressingly dark
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
heretoforeadverbUS /ˌhɪrtəˈfɔːr/
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
huenounUS /hjuː/
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
illusionnounUS /ˌɪˈluːʒən/
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading A pleasant illusion had been rudely shaken.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
lotsnounUS /lɑːts/
a large number or amount
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading All men have something they admire.
microscopenounUS /ˈmaɪkrəskoʊp/
magnifier of the image of small objects
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
money-bag
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From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
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 PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading A pleasant illusion had been rudely shaken.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
regularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
rudelyadverbUS /ˈruːdli/
in an impolite manner
From this reading A pleasant illusion had been rudely shaken.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading A pleasant illusion had been rudely shaken.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading All men have something they admire.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But if anybody had had a microscope and lots of time they might have discovered a gloomy hue spreading itself over Crawley's soul.
toolnounUS /tuːl/
an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading PETER CRAWLEY received a regular allowance during his chief's absence and remained in constant communication with him, and was as heretofore his money-bag, his tool, his invisible hand.
