aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
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 Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
arriveverbUS /ərˈaɪv/
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.
attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
ClementadjectiveUS /ˈklemənt/
(of weather or climate) physically mild
From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.
concerningverbUS /kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ/
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.
disappearancenounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/
the state or fact of existing
From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
gatherverbUS /ˈɡæðər/
assemble or get together
From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.
Gibbie's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
informationnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/
a message received and understood
From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
proceededverbUS /prəˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
questionsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
residencesnounUS /ˈrezɪdənsɪz/
plural of “residence” — any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
RevverbUS /rev/
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
SCLATER
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCLATER.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.
unknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/
not known
From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It may be remembered that, upon Gibbie’s disappearance from the city, great interest was felt in his fate, and such questions started about the boy himself as moved the Rev.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Clement Sclater to gather all the information at which he could arrive concerning his family and history.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading That done, he proceeded to attempt interesting in his unknown fortunes those relatives of his mother whose existence and residences he had discovered.
