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 THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You're Colonel Boundary, are you?" he said admiringly, and for about the seventh time since the meal started.
acreage
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
admiringly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're Colonel Boundary, are you?" he said admiringly, and for about the seventh time since the meal started.
advertise
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
Albemarle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
antique
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You're Colonel Boundary, are you?" he said admiringly, and for about the seventh time since the meal started.
assembled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
bachelor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
bald
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
BoundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading "You're Colonel Boundary, are you?" he said admiringly, and for about the seventh time since the meal started.
BUSINESS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
certainly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
cheque
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
coat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
COLONEL
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
CONDUCTS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
consisted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
Crewe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
Crotin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
Dewsbury
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
dinner
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
dress
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
evening
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
eye
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The colonel nodded with a good-humoured twinkle in his eye.
figures
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
firm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
flat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
good-humoured
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The colonel nodded with a good-humoured twinkle in his eye.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You're Colonel Boundary, are you?" he said admiringly, and for about the seventh time since the meal started.
head
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
House
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
Huddersfield
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
linen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
luxurious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
man
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
meal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're Colonel Boundary, are you?" he said admiringly, and for about the seventh time since the meal started.
merry
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
middle-aged
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
mills
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
moustache
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
Mr
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The colonel nodded with a good-humoured twinkle in his eye.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
occupy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
owner's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
Principle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
prosperity
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
respectable
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
resplendent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're Colonel Boundary, are you?" he said admiringly, and for about the seventh time since the meal started.
seven
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
seventh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're Colonel Boundary, are you?" he said admiringly, and for about the seventh time since the meal started.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "You're Colonel Boundary, are you?" he said admiringly, and for about the seventh time since the meal started.
spotless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
started
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're Colonel Boundary, are you?" he said admiringly, and for about the seventh time since the meal started.
stubbly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
Swell
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
swollen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
Thomas
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
three
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're Colonel Boundary, are you?" he said admiringly, and for about the seventh time since the meal started.
too
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
twinkle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The colonel nodded with a good-humoured twinkle in his eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COLONEL CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS A merry little dinner party was assembled that night in a luxurious flat in Albemarle House.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It was a bachelor party, and consisted of three--the colonel, resplendent in evening dress, "Swell" Crewe and a middle-aged man whose antique dress coat and none too spotless linen certainly did not advertise their owner's prosperity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
write
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet this man with the stubbly moustache and the bald head could write his cheque for seven figures, being Mr. Thomas Crotin, of the firm of Crotin and Principle, whose swollen mills occupy a respectable acreage in Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You're Colonel Boundary, are you?" he said admiringly, and for about the seventh time since the meal started.
You're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're Colonel Boundary, are you?" he said admiringly, and for about the seventh time since the meal started.
