adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The day went on, and went out, its short autumnal brightness quenched in a chilly fog.
abodes
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From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
alightverbUS /əˈlaɪt/
to come to rest, settle
From this reading All along the Widdiehill, the gas was alight in the low-browed dingy shops.
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 All along the Widdiehill, the gas was alight in the low-browed dingy shops.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading All along the Widdiehill, the gas was alight in the low-browed dingy shops.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day went on, and went out, its short autumnal brightness quenched in a chilly fog.
autumnaladjectiveUS /ɔːˈtʌmnəl/
of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn
From this reading The day went on, and went out, its short autumnal brightness quenched in a chilly fog.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading The day went on, and went out, its short autumnal brightness quenched in a chilly fog.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
not characterized by emotion
From this reading The day went on, and went out, its short autumnal brightness quenched in a chilly fog.
citizennounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
countersnounUS /ˈkaʊntərz/
plural of “counter” — table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day went on, and went out, its short autumnal brightness quenched in a chilly fog.
dingyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪndʒi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading All along the Widdiehill, the gas was alight in the low-browed dingy shops.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading The day went on, and went out, its short autumnal brightness quenched in a chilly fog.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading All along the Widdiehill, the gas was alight in the low-browed dingy shops.
hasteningverbUS /ˈheɪsənɪŋ/
-ing form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day went on, and went out, its short autumnal brightness quenched in a chilly fog.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The day went on, and went out, its short autumnal brightness quenched in a chilly fog.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
low-browed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All along the Widdiehill, the gas was alight in the low-browed dingy shops.
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day went on, and went out, its short autumnal brightness quenched in a chilly fog.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The day went on, and went out, its short autumnal brightness quenched in a chilly fog.
ownersnounUS /ˈoʊnərz/
plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
PARLOURnounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading THE PARLOUR.
parlours
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From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
povertynounUS /ˈpɑːvərti/
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
quenchedadjective
allayed
From this reading The day went on, and went out, its short autumnal brightness quenched in a chilly fog.
roomsnounUS /ruːmz/
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
shopsnounUS /ʃɑːps/
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading All along the Widdiehill, the gas was alight in the low-browed dingy shops.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The day went on, and went out, its short autumnal brightness quenched in a chilly fog.
struggleverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəl/
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARLOUR.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
topmostadjective
at or nearest to the top
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
unlovelyadjective
without beauty or charm
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All along the Widdiehill, the gas was alight in the low-browed dingy shops.
wearisomeadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrisəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Even to those behind their counters, in their back parlours, and in their rooms above, everything about them looked common--to most of them, save the owners, wearisome.
well-to-doadjective
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading To the well-to-do citizen hastening home to the topmost business of the day, his dinner, these looked the abodes of unlovely poverty and mean struggle.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The day went on, and went out, its short autumnal brightness quenched in a chilly fog.
Widdiehill
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All along the Widdiehill, the gas was alight in the low-browed dingy shops.
