adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
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 There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
blindnounUS /blaɪnd/
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
Cameron
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
concernedadjectiveUS /kənˈsɜːrnd/
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
CourtsnounUS /kɔːrts/
plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
darlingnounUS /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/
a special loved one
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
exchangenounUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
fancynounUS /ˈfænsi/
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
hideverbUS /haɪd/
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If...
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
IndianounUS /ˈɪndiə/
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
Keblenoun
English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement (1792-1866)
From this reading Keble.
LawnounUS /lɔː/
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
Lucas'snounUS /ˈluːkəsɪz/
possessive form of “lucas” — United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
moannounUS /moʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
peevishadjectiveUS /ˈpiːvɪʃ/
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
reednounUS /riːd/
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
slackadjectiveUS /slæk/
not tense or taut
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
stagnateverbUS /ˈstæɡneɪt/
stand still
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
standstillnounUS /ˈstændstɪl/
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou hide thine eyes and make thy peevish moan Over some broken reed of earth beneath, Some darling of blind fancy dead and gone.
tidenounUS /taɪd/
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There is such a thing as slack tide in the affairs of men, when a crisis seems as if it would never come, and all things stagnate.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The Law Courts had as yet not concerned themselves about the will, vacation time had come and all was at a standstill, nor could any steps be taken for Lucas’s exchange till it was certain into what part of India Sir Philip Cameron was going.
