adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading During the afternoon Earle Norris had occasion to come up to the stock-room.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Frank Massanet was surprised and delighted to have Richard come to work again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frank Massanet was surprised and delighted to have Richard come to work again.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Frank Massanet was surprised and delighted to have Richard come to work again.
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading "One such is worth a thousand of the common sort."
delightedadjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtəd/
greatly pleased
From this reading Frank Massanet was surprised and delighted to have Richard come to work again.
DISCOVERIESnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəriz/
plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something
From this reading STRANGE DISCOVERIES.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the afternoon Earle Norris had occasion to come up to the stock-room.
Earle
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From this reading During the afternoon Earle Norris had occasion to come up to the stock-room.
FrankadjectiveUS /fræŋk/
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank Massanet was surprised and delighted to have Richard come to work again.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Frank Massanet was surprised and delighted to have Richard come to work again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "One such is worth a thousand of the common sort."
JoycenounUS /dʒɔɪs/
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
Massanet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank Massanet was surprised and delighted to have Richard come to work again.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
NorrisnounUS /ˈnɔːrɪs/
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading During the afternoon Earle Norris had occasion to come up to the stock-room.
occasionnounUS /əˈkeɪʒən/
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading During the afternoon Earle Norris had occasion to come up to the stock-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One such is worth a thousand of the common sort."
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One such is worth a thousand of the common sort."
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
Richard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank Massanet was surprised and delighted to have Richard come to work again.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "One such is worth a thousand of the common sort."
stock-room
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From this reading During the afternoon Earle Norris had occasion to come up to the stock-room.
STRANGEadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading STRANGE DISCOVERIES.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "One such is worth a thousand of the common sort."
surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Frank Massanet was surprised and delighted to have Richard come to work again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "One such is worth a thousand of the common sort."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank Massanet was surprised and delighted to have Richard come to work again.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading During the afternoon Earle Norris had occasion to come up to the stock-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frank Massanet was surprised and delighted to have Richard come to work again.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Frank Massanet was surprised and delighted to have Richard come to work again.
worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "One such is worth a thousand of the common sort."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have indeed a good friend in Mr. Joyce," he remarked when the boy had told him what the leather merchant had done.
