againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
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 Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
Anne'snounUS /ænz/
possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading From Queen Anne's Farm you could read the hour by the stretching of their shadows.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was sour in the evening as in the morning.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
beliefnounUS /bɪˈliːf/
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading His friends perceived the decay in his belief sooner than he did himself.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
Blancove
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From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
bownounUS /baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From Queen Anne's Farm you could read the hour by the stretching of their shadows.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From Queen Anne's Farm you could read the hour by the stretching of their shadows.
decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/
the process of gradually becoming inferior
From this reading His friends perceived the decay in his belief sooner than he did himself.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His friends perceived the decay in his belief sooner than he did himself.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
drawing-room
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From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading He was sour in the evening as in the morning.
faithnounUS /feɪθ/
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
FarmverbUS /fɑːrm/
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading From Queen Anne's Farm you could read the hour by the stretching of their shadows.
Fenhurst
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From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading His friends perceived the decay in his belief sooner than he did himself.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Queen Anne's Farm you could read the hour by the stretching of their shadows.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
goutyadjectiveUS /ˈɡaʊti/
suffering from gout
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
HallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
heresynounUS /ˈherəsi/
any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His friends perceived the decay in his belief sooner than he did himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading From Queen Anne's Farm you could read the hour by the stretching of their shadows.
humournounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
irascibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈræsɪbəl/
quickly aroused to anger
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
justicenounUS /ˈdʒʌstəs/
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
lowerverbUS /ˈloʊər/
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He was sour in the evening as in the morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
perceivedadjectiveUS /pərˈsiːvd/
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading His friends perceived the decay in his belief sooner than he did himself.
PortnounUS /pɔːrt/
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
QueennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading From Queen Anne's Farm you could read the hour by the stretching of their shadows.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading From Queen Anne's Farm you could read the hour by the stretching of their shadows.
shadowsnounUS /ˈʃædoʊz/
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading From Queen Anne's Farm you could read the hour by the stretching of their shadows.
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
sooneradverbUS /ˈsuːnər/
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading His friends perceived the decay in his belief sooner than he did himself.
sourverbUS /ˈsaʊər/
go sour or spoil
From this reading He was sour in the evening as in the morning.
spottingnounUS /ˈspɑːtɪŋ/
the act of spotting or staining something
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
squareverbUS /skwer/
make square
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
SquirenounUS /skwaɪr/
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading From Queen Anne's Farm you could read the hour by the stretching of their shadows.
sunlightnounUS /ˈsʌnlaɪt/
the rays of the sun
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His friends perceived the decay in his belief sooner than he did himself.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From Queen Anne's Farm you could read the hour by the stretching of their shadows.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
wrestledverbUS /ˈresəld/
past form of “wrestle” — combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
From this reading Squire Blancove, who lived there, was an irascible, gouty man, out of humour with his time, and beginning, alas for him! to lose all true faith in his Port, though, to do him justice, he wrestled hard with this great heresy.
Wrexby
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is Wrexby Hall, upon the hill between Fenhurst and Wrexby: the white square mansion, with the lower drawing-room windows one full bow of glass against the sunlight, and great single trees spotting the distant green slopes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading From Queen Anne's Farm you could read the hour by the stretching of their shadows.
