adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
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 He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was only the manager and one clerk there now, the other cove having gone away on sick leave.
Ballabri
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
branchnounUS /bræntʃ/
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Our next chance came through father.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Our next chance came through father.
clerknounUS /klɜːrk/
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading There was only the manager and one clerk there now, the other cove having gone away on sick leave.
couldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
covenounUS /koʊv/
a small inlet
From this reading There was only the manager and one clerk there now, the other cove having gone away on sick leave.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Towards the end of the month the bank gold was heaviest and the most notes in the safe.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Our next chance came through father.
generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/
usually; as a rule
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading There was only the manager and one clerk there now, the other cove having gone away on sick leave.
goodishadjective
moderately good of its kind
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading There was only the manager and one clerk there now, the other cove having gone away on sick leave.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
heaviestadjectiveUS /ˈheviəst/
superlative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Towards the end of the month the bank gold was heaviest and the most notes in the safe.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
intelligencenounUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒəns/
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading There was only the manager and one clerk there now, the other cove having gone away on sick leave.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading There was only the manager and one clerk there now, the other cove having gone away on sick leave.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Towards the end of the month the bank gold was heaviest and the most notes in the safe.
monthlynounUS /ˈmʌnθli/
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Towards the end of the month the bank gold was heaviest and the most notes in the safe.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Our next chance came through father.
notesnounUS /noʊts/
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Towards the end of the month the bank gold was heaviest and the most notes in the safe.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was only the manager and one clerk there now, the other cove having gone away on sick leave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was only the manager and one clerk there now, the other cove having gone away on sick leave.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was only the manager and one clerk there now, the other cove having gone away on sick leave.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading There was only the manager and one clerk there now, the other cove having gone away on sick leave.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There was only the manager and one clerk there now, the other cove having gone away on sick leave.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our next chance came through father.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
roundaboutadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Towards the end of the month the bank gold was heaviest and the most notes in the safe.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading There was only the manager and one clerk there now, the other cove having gone away on sick leave.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was only the manager and one clerk there now, the other cove having gone away on sick leave.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Our next chance came through father.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards the end of the month the bank gold was heaviest and the most notes in the safe.
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the intelligence man, and had all the news sent to him--roundabout it might be, but it always came, and was generally true; and the old man never troubled anybody twice that he couldn't believe in, great things or small.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Well, word was passed about a branch bank at a place called Ballabri, where a goodish bit of gold was sent to wait the monthly escort.
