adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
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 With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
collegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
considerverbUS /kənˈsɪdər/
deem to be
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
excellencenounUS /ˈeksələns/
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/
the state or fact of existing
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
LockmannounUS /ˈlɑːkmən/
a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
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From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
ProperlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːpərli/
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
qualitynounUS /ˈkwɑːləti/
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
seekingnounUS /ˈsiːkɪŋ/
the act of searching for something
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
signsnounUS /saɪnz/
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
struggleverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəl/
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
succeededverbUS /səkˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
trolleynounUS /ˈtrɑːli/
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He owned the trolley roads, and the gas works, and the water works; the place had been named after him, and the great college also.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And in the “struggle for existence” old Henry Lockman had succeeded more than any other man of whom Samuel had ever heard in his life.
wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all the power of his being Samuel was seeking for excellence; and a great and wise man had explained to him what were the signs by which this quality was known.
worksnounUS /wɜːrks/
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading He owned these huge glass works, and many others all over the country.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel, one would have to consider the state of his mind.
