andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
argueverbUS /ˈɑːrɡjuː/
present reasons and arguments
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading This scene may give some idea of the state of Mr Easy's household upon our hero's arrival.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Our hero, who found how matters stood, went to bed, and lay the best part of the night resolving what to do.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Our hero, who found how matters stood, went to bed, and lay the best part of the night resolving what to do.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Our hero, who found how matters stood, went to bed, and lay the best part of the night resolving what to do.
Easy's
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From this reading This scene may give some idea of the state of Mr Easy's household upon our hero's arrival.
enormousadjectiveUS /ɪˈnɔːrməs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The waste and expense were enormous.
expensenounUS /ɪkˈspens/
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading The waste and expense were enormous.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Our hero, who found how matters stood, went to bed, and lay the best part of the night resolving what to do.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading This scene may give some idea of the state of Mr Easy's household upon our hero's arrival.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
heronounUS /ˈhɪroʊ/
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Our hero, who found how matters stood, went to bed, and lay the best part of the night resolving what to do.
hero'snounUS /ˈhɪroʊz/
possessive form of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading This scene may give some idea of the state of Mr Easy's household upon our hero's arrival.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/
a social unit living together
From this reading This scene may give some idea of the state of Mr Easy's household upon our hero's arrival.
how
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From this reading Our hero, who found how matters stood, went to bed, and lay the best part of the night resolving what to do.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This scene may give some idea of the state of Mr Easy's household upon our hero's arrival.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
JacknounUS /dʒæk/
a small worthless amount
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Our hero, who found how matters stood, went to bed, and lay the best part of the night resolving what to do.
lunaticadjectiveUS /ˈluːnətɪk/
insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Our hero, who found how matters stood, went to bed, and lay the best part of the night resolving what to do.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This scene may give some idea of the state of Mr Easy's household upon our hero's arrival.
mercynounUS /ˈmɜːrsi/
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading This scene may give some idea of the state of Mr Easy's household upon our hero's arrival.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Our hero, who found how matters stood, went to bed, and lay the best part of the night resolving what to do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This scene may give some idea of the state of Mr Easy's household upon our hero's arrival.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Our hero, who found how matters stood, went to bed, and lay the best part of the night resolving what to do.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
provesverbUS /pruːvz/
third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
resolvingnounUS /riˈzɑːlvɪŋ/
analysis into clear-cut components
From this reading Our hero, who found how matters stood, went to bed, and lay the best part of the night resolving what to do.
robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading This scene may give some idea of the state of Mr Easy's household upon our hero's arrival.
servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This scene may give some idea of the state of Mr Easy's household upon our hero's arrival.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading This scene may give some idea of the state of Mr Easy's household upon our hero's arrival.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Our hero, who found how matters stood, went to bed, and lay the best part of the night resolving what to do.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
takesnounUS /teɪks/
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This scene may give some idea of the state of Mr Easy's household upon our hero's arrival.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our hero, who found how matters stood, went to bed, and lay the best part of the night resolving what to do.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This scene may give some idea of the state of Mr Easy's household upon our hero's arrival.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading The waste and expense were enormous.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
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 In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Our hero, who found how matters stood, went to bed, and lay the best part of the night resolving what to do.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The waste and expense were enormous.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Our hero, who found how matters stood, went to bed, and lay the best part of the night resolving what to do.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which Jack takes up the other side of the argument, and proves that he can argue as well on one side as the other.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The poor lunatic, for such we must call him, was at the mercy of his servants, who robbed, laughed at, and neglected him.
