adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
abusedadjectiveUS /əˈbjuːzd/
used improperly or excessively especially drugs
From this reading Much more the boy would have liked it if he had been threatened by him, if he had been abused by him.
actsnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
affectionnounUS /əˈfekʃən/
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
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 Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This father had nothing which would have delighted him and nothing which he would have feared.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
attributesnounUS /ˈætrəbjuːts/
plural of “attribute” — a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Much more the boy would have liked it if he had been threatened by him, if he had been abused by him.
boredadjectiveUS /bɔːrd/
tired of the world
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
commitverbUS /kəˈmɪt/
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
courtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
delightedadjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtəd/
greatly pleased
From this reading This father had nothing which would have delighted him and nothing which he would have feared.
devoutadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaʊt/
deeply religious
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading This father had nothing which would have delighted him and nothing which he would have feared.
fearedverbUS /fɪrd/
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading This father had nothing which would have delighted him and nothing which he would have feared.
foolishadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪʃ/
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
friendlinessnounUS /ˈfrendlinɪs/
a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/
the act of giving
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This father had nothing which would have delighted him and nothing which he would have feared.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This father had nothing which would have delighted him and nothing which he would have feared.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This father had nothing which would have delighted him and nothing which he would have feared.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
humiliateverbUS /hjuːˈmɪlieɪt/
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
hutnounUS /hʌt/
temporary military shelter
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Much more the boy would have liked it if he had been threatened by him, if he had been abused by him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
insultnounUS /ˌɪnˈsʌlt/
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Much more the boy would have liked it if he had been threatened by him, if he had been abused by him.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
kindnessnounUS /ˈkaɪndnəs/
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Much more the boy would have liked it if he had been threatened by him, if he had been abused by him.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
moodsnounUS /muːdz/
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Much more the boy would have liked it if he had been threatened by him, if he had been abused by him.
MuchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much more the boy would have liked it if he had been threatened by him, if he had been abused by him.
naughtinessnoun
an attribute of mischievous children
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This father had nothing which would have delighted him and nothing which he would have feared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
prisonernounUS /ˈprɪzənər/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
saintnounUS /seɪnt/
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
sneakverbUS /sniːk/
to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
threatenedadjectiveUS /ˈθretənd/
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading Much more the boy would have liked it if he had been threatened by him, if he had been abused by him.
ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through all this, the son let him commit his foolish acts, let him court for his affection, let him humiliate himself every day by giving in to his moods.
tricknounUS /trɪk/
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
viciousnessnounUS /ˈvɪʃəsnɪs/
the trait of extreme cruelty
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This father had nothing which would have delighted him and nothing which he would have feared.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
winverbUS /wɪn/
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading He was a good man, this father, a good, kind, soft man, perhaps a very devout man, perhaps a saint, all these were no attributes which could win the boy over.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was bored by this father, who kept him prisoner here in this miserable hut of his, he was bored by him, and for him to answer every naughtiness with a smile, every insult with friendliness, every viciousness with kindness, this very thing was the hated trick of this old sneak.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This father had nothing which would have delighted him and nothing which he would have feared.
