adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He put his hand to his head, with a puzzled, weary look.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He believed he was almost that now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then came the sudden picture of what might have been, and now.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He knew what it was to be in the penitentiary, how it went with men there.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then came the sudden picture of what might have been, and now.
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He believed he was almost that now.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
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 He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came the sudden picture of what might have been, and now.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
corruptverbUS /kərˈʌpt/
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He put his hand to his head, with a puzzled, weary look.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then came the sudden picture of what might have been, and now.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew what it was to be in the penitentiary, how it went with men there.
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 He put his hand to his head, with a puzzled, weary look.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
how
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From this reading He knew what it was to be in the penitentiary, how it went with men there.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He knew what it was to be in the penitentiary, how it went with men there.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He knew what it was to be in the penitentiary, how it went with men there.
jeerverbUS /dʒɪr/
laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew what it was to be in the penitentiary, how it went with men there.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He put his hand to his head, with a puzzled, weary look.
lowestadjectiveUS /ˈloʊəst/
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading He knew what it was to be in the penitentiary, how it went with men there.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then came the sudden picture of what might have been, and now.
mill-hands
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Then came the sudden picture of what might have been, and now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then came the sudden picture of what might have been, and now.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
penitentiaryadjectiveUS /ˌpenɪˈtentʃəri/
used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
From this reading He knew what it was to be in the penitentiary, how it went with men there.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Then came the sudden picture of what might have been, and now.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put his hand to his head, with a puzzled, weary look.
puzzledadjectiveUS /ˈpʌzəld/
filled with bewilderment
From this reading He put his hand to his head, with a puzzled, weary look.
rottenadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːtən/
very bad
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
senselessadjectiveUS /ˈsensləs/
not marked by the use of reason
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
stupidadjectiveUS /ˈstuːpəd/
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Then came the sudden picture of what might have been, and now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He believed he was almost that now.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then came the sudden picture of what might have been, and now.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came the sudden picture of what might have been, and now.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He knew what it was to be in the penitentiary, how it went with men there.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He knew what it was to be in the penitentiary, how it went with men there.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew what it was to be in the penitentiary, how it went with men there.
weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/
wanting in physical strength
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading He put his hand to his head, with a puzzled, weary look.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He knew what it was to be in the penitentiary, how it went with men there.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then came the sudden picture of what might have been, and now.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He knew what it was to be in the penitentiary, how it went with men there.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading He knew how in these long years he should slowly die, but not until soul and body had become corrupt and rotten,--how, when he came out, if he lived to come, even the lowest of the mill-hands would jeer him,--how his hands would be weak, and his brain senseless and stupid.
