309
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
317
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
324
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
327
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335
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
346
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
357
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
361
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
367
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
373
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
379
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
386
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
391
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
397
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
406
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
422
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
430
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
442
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
451
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From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
457
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
462
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
470
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
475
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
481
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
487
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
494
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From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
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 Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
AnecdotesnounUS /ˈænəkdoʊts/
plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
ArtfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːrtfəl/
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
ArticlenounUS /ˈɑːrtəkəl/
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
AwakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
Begging-letter
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
Bill-sticking
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From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
BirthsnounUS /bɜːrθs/
plural of “birth” — the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
BoreverbUS /bɔːr/
cause to be bored
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
BullnounUS /bʊl/
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
Child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
DetectivenounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
DownadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
DreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
drivingadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
DutynounUS /ˈduːti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
eatenverbUS /ˈiːtən/
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
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 PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
EvenounUS /iːv/
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
FairynounUS /ˈferi/
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
fascinationnounUS /ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən/
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
FieldnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
FlightnounUS /flaɪt/
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
FollynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
FriendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
GhostnounUS /ɡoʊst/
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
globenounUS /ɡloʊb/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
GlovesnounUS /ɡlʌvz/
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
HonourableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
ice-environed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
InspectornounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/
a high ranking police officer
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
latitudesnounUS /ˈlætətuːdz/
plural of “latitude” — the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
LongadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
longitudesnounUS /ˈlɑːndʒətuːdz/
plural of “longitude” — the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
LyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
Man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
MeekadjectiveUS /miːk/
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
MonumentnounUS /ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
NobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
OutadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
PAGEnounUS /peɪdʒ/
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
PairnounUS /per/
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
PatentverbUS /ˈpætənt/
obtain a patent for
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
PlatedverbUS /ˈpleɪtɪd/
past form of “plate” — coat with a layer of metal
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
PolicenounUS /pəˈliːs/
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
PooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
riseverbUS /raɪz/
move upward
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
ruddyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌdi/
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
SavageadjectiveUS /ˈsævədʒ/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
SchoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
SeasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
shipwrecked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
SittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
sleetnounUS /sliːt/
partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
SofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
SonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
StarnounUS /stɑːr/
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
TalenounUS /teɪl/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
ThreenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
TidenounUS /taɪd/
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
tomahawked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
TouchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
TownnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
Vestrynoun
in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
VoyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/
an act of traveling by water
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
WalknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
Watering-place
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading _A Fairy Tale_ 457 _A Plated Article_ 462 _Our Honourable Friend_ 470 _Our School_ 475 _Our Vestry_ 481 _Our Bore_ 487 _A Monument of French Folly_ 494 WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
Workhousenoun
a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
From this reading _Mrs. Meek_, _of a Son_” 357 _Lying Awake_ 361 _The Ghost of Art_ 367 _Out of Town_ 373 _Out of the Season_ 379 _A Poor Man’s Tale of a Patent_ 386 _The Noble Savage_ 391 _A Flight_ 397 _The Detective Police_ 406 _Three_ “_Detective_” _Anecdotes_ 422 _I.—The Pair of Gloves_ _II.—The Artful Touch_ _III.—The Sofa_ _On Duty with Inspector Field_ 430 _Down with the Tide_ 442 _A Walk in a Workhouse_ 451 _Prince Bull_.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Such books have had a strong fascination for my mind from my earliest childhood; and I wonder it should have come to pass that I never have been round the world, never have been shipwrecked, ice-environed, tomahawked, or eaten.
WriternounUS /ˈraɪtər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading PAGE _The Long Voyage_ 309 _The Begging-letter Writer_ 317 _A Child’s Dream of a Star_ 324 _Our English Watering-place_ 327 _Our French Watering-place_ 335 _Bill-sticking_ 346 “_Births_.
Year'snounUS /jɪrz/
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Sitting on my ruddy hearth in the twilight of New Year’s Eve, I find incidents of travel rise around me from all the latitudes and longitudes of the globe.
