AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A horse withdrawn from the sale was the only horse that had met with Hardyman’s approval.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SHARON’S news was not of an encouraging character.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
approvalnounUS /əˈpruːvəl/
the formal act of approving
From this reading A horse withdrawn from the sale was the only horse that had met with Hardyman’s approval.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
attemptingverbUS /əˈtemptɪŋ/
-ing form of “attempt” — make an effort or attempt
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
bank-note
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading One discovery of importance he had certainly made.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading SHARON’S news was not of an encouraging character.
difficultiesnounUS /ˈdɪfəkəltiz/
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
discoverynounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/
the act of discovering something
From this reading One discovery of importance he had certainly made.
eightyadjectiveUS /ˈeɪti/
being ten more than seventy
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
encouragingadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading SHARON’S news was not of an encouraging character.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
farthingnounUS /ˈfɑːrðɪŋ/
a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
francsnounUS /fræŋks/
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A horse withdrawn from the sale was the only horse that had met with Hardyman’s approval.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
Hardyman's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A horse withdrawn from the sale was the only horse that had met with Hardyman’s approval.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A horse withdrawn from the sale was the only horse that had met with Hardyman’s approval.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
importancenounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtəns/
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading One discovery of importance he had certainly made.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One discovery of importance he had certainly made.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
Moody'snounUS /ˈmuːdiz/
possessive form of “moody” — United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading SHARON’S news was not of an encouraging character.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SHARON’S news was not of an encouraging character.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SHARON’S news was not of an encouraging character.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One discovery of importance he had certainly made.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading A horse withdrawn from the sale was the only horse that had met with Hardyman’s approval.
overcomeverbUS /ˈoʊvərkʌm/
win a victory over
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
poundsnounUS /paʊndz/
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
pricenounUS /praɪs/
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
reservedadjectiveUS /rɪˈzɜːrvd/
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
salenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading A horse withdrawn from the sale was the only horse that had met with Hardyman’s approval.
securedverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrd/
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
SHARON'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHARON’S news was not of an encouraging character.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A horse withdrawn from the sale was the only horse that had met with Hardyman’s approval.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
twelvenounUS /twelv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading He had secured the animal at the high reserved price of twelve thousand francs--being four hundred and eighty pounds in English money; and he had paid with an English bank-note.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHARON’S news was not of an encouraging character.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had met with serious difficulties, and had spent the last farthing of Moody’s money in attempting to overcome them.
withdrawnadjectiveUS /wɪθˈdrɔːn/
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
From this reading A horse withdrawn from the sale was the only horse that had met with Hardyman’s approval.
