AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
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 To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
conductverbUS /ˈkɑːndəkt/
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
recognizable; marked
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
devotedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvoʊtɪd/
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
disposedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspoʊzd/
having made preparations
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
energiesnounUS /ˈenərdʒiz/
plural of “energy” — (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
goodwillnounUS /ˈɡʊˈdwɪl/
(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
grocer'snounUS /ˈɡroʊsərz/
possessive form of “grocer” — a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
grocerynounUS /ˈɡroʊsəri/
a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
HighadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
hopedverbUS /hoʊpt/
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Shadrach knew nothing of shopkeeping, and Joanna very little, but they hoped to learn.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
Joanna
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
Joanna's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
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 Shadrach knew nothing of shopkeeping, and Joanna very little, but they hoped to learn.
learnverbUS /lɜːrn/
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Shadrach knew nothing of shopkeeping, and Joanna very little, but they hoped to learn.
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 Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Shadrach knew nothing of shopkeeping, and Joanna very little, but they hoped to learn.
managementnounUS /ˈmænədʒmənt/
the act of managing something
From this reading To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Shadrach knew nothing of shopkeeping, and Joanna very little, but they hoped to learn.
notionnounUS /ˈnoʊʃən/
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
parentnounUS /ˈperənt/
a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
practicaladjectiveUS /ˈpræktəkəl/
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
Shadrach
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shadrach knew nothing of shopkeeping, and Joanna very little, but they hoped to learn.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
shopverbUS /ʃɑːp/
do one's shopping
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
shopkeeping
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shadrach knew nothing of shopkeeping, and Joanna very little, but they hoped to learn.
stocknounUS /stɑːk/
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
StreetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
succeedingadjectiveUS /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/
coming after or following
From this reading To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
successnounUS /səkˈses/
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A month after the marriage Joanna’s mother died, and the couple were obliged to turn their attention to very practical matters.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They finally decided to take on a grocer’s shop in High Street, the goodwill and stock of which were waiting to be disposed of at that time.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Now that she was left without a parent, Joanna could not bear the notion of her husband going to sea again, but the question was, What could he do at home?
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading To the management of this grocery business they now devoted all their energies, and continued to conduct it for many succeeding years, without great success.
