adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In which the doctor prescribes going to school as a remedy for a cut finger.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
addressingverbUS /əˈdresɪŋ/
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading "Well, what's the matter, my little man?" said Dr Middleton, on entering, addressing himself to Jack, as the most sensible of the whole party.
agitationnounUS /ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
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 One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In which the doctor prescribes going to school as a remedy for a cut finger.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
attendverbUS /əˈtend/
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
bob-cherry
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From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
bustlingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌsəlɪŋ/
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
caredverbUS /kerd/
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading In which the doctor prescribes going to school as a remedy for a cut finger.
difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading In which the doctor prescribes going to school as a remedy for a cut finger.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
Dr
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From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
EasyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
Easy's
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From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
enteringnounUS /ˈentərɪŋ/
a movement into or inward
From this reading "Well, what's the matter, my little man?" said Dr Middleton, on entering, addressing himself to Jack, as the most sensible of the whole party.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
fingerverbUS /ˈfɪŋɡər/
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading In which the doctor prescribes going to school as a remedy for a cut finger.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In which the doctor prescribes going to school as a remedy for a cut finger.
ForestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading In which the doctor prescribes going to school as a remedy for a cut finger.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
groomverbUS /ɡruːm/
educate for a future role or function
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
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 One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
HillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/
a social unit living together
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In which the doctor prescribes going to school as a remedy for a cut finger.
JacknounUS /dʒæk/
a small worthless amount
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, what's the matter, my little man?" said Dr Middleton, on entering, addressing himself to Jack, as the most sensible of the whole party.
maidsnounUS /meɪdz/
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Well, what's the matter, my little man?" said Dr Middleton, on entering, addressing himself to Jack, as the most sensible of the whole party.
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
MiddletonnounUS /ˈmɪdəltən/
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Well, what's the matter, my little man?" said Dr Middleton, on entering, addressing himself to Jack, as the most sensible of the whole party.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, what's the matter, my little man?" said Dr Middleton, on entering, addressing himself to Jack, as the most sensible of the whole party.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, what's the matter, my little man?" said Dr Middleton, on entering, addressing himself to Jack, as the most sensible of the whole party.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "Well, what's the matter, my little man?" said Dr Middleton, on entering, addressing himself to Jack, as the most sensible of the whole party.
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
pervadingverbUS /pərˈveɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “pervade” — spread or diffuse through
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
pinaforenoun
a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
prescribesverbUS /priˈskraɪbz/
third-person singular of “prescribe” — issue commands or orders for
From this reading In which the doctor prescribes going to school as a remedy for a cut finger.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
puttingnounUS /ˈpʌtɪŋ/
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
ragnounUS /ræɡ/
a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
remedynounUS /ˈremədi/
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading In which the doctor prescribes going to school as a remedy for a cut finger.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading In which the doctor prescribes going to school as a remedy for a cut finger.
sensibleadjectiveUS /ˈsensəbəl/
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading "Well, what's the matter, my little man?" said Dr Middleton, on entering, addressing himself to Jack, as the most sensible of the whole party.
spottedadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtɪd/
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
syncopenounUS /ˈsɪnkəpiː/
a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In which the doctor prescribes going to school as a remedy for a cut finger.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
thumbnounUS /θʌm/
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In which the doctor prescribes going to school as a remedy for a cut finger.
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody appeared excited except Master Jack Easy himself, who, with a rag round his finger, and his pinafore spotted with blood, was playing at bob-cherry, and cared nothing about the matter.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, what's the matter, my little man?" said Dr Middleton, on entering, addressing himself to Jack, as the most sensible of the whole party.
what's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, what's the matter, my little man?" said Dr Middleton, on entering, addressing himself to Jack, as the most sensible of the whole party.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which the doctor prescribes going to school as a remedy for a cut finger.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One would have thought that he had cut his head off by the agitation pervading the whole household--Mr Easy walking up and down very uneasy, Mrs Easy with great difficulty prevented from syncope, and all the maids bustling and passing round Mrs Easy's chair.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you no idea of putting the boy to school, Mr Easy?" said Dr Middleton, who had been summoned by a groom with his horse in a foam to attend immediately at Forest Hill, the name of Mr Easy's mansion, and who, upon his arrival, had found that Master Easy had cut his thumb.
