adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
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 "Young Carey--our Carey; oh, it's him all right, worse luck!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading Mr Pennycuick broke the silence of his newspaper reading.
cakenounUS /keɪk/
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
careernounUS /kərˈɪr/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
Carey
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From this reading "Young Carey--our Carey; oh, it's him all right, worse luck!
charmingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
DebnounUS /deb/
a young woman making her debut into society
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
Dovedale
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From this reading "'Dovedale'--DOVEDALE--hullo!"
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
finestadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəst/
superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
folksnounUS /foʊks/
your parents
From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
he's
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From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
Here's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr Pennycuick broke the silence of his newspaper reading.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
hullonoun
an expression of greeting
From this reading "'Dovedale'--DOVEDALE--hullo!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
isn't
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From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
it's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Young Carey--our Carey; oh, it's him all right, worse luck!
losesverbUS /ˈluːzəz/
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
lucknounUS /lʌk/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "Young Carey--our Carey; oh, it's him all right, worse luck!
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr Pennycuick broke the silence of his newspaper reading.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
newspapernounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpər/
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading Mr Pennycuick broke the silence of his newspaper reading.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr Pennycuick broke the silence of his newspaper reading.
ohnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Young Carey--our Carey; oh, it's him all right, worse luck!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Young Carey--our Carey; oh, it's him all right, worse luck!
Pennycuick
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From this reading Mr Pennycuick broke the silence of his newspaper reading.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
primeadjectiveUS /praɪm/
first in rank or degree
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Mr Pennycuick broke the silence of his newspaper reading.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Young Carey--our Carey; oh, it's him all right, worse luck!
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Mr Pennycuick broke the silence of his newspaper reading.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
tea-table
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From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr Pennycuick broke the silence of his newspaper reading.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
unluckyadjectiveUS /ənˈlʌki/
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
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 "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, isn't that--Well, upon my soul! it does seem as if some folks were born unlucky.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "Young Carey--our Carey; oh, it's him all right, worse luck!
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Here's that poor young fellow--first he loses a charming wife, before he's been married any time, and then the finest child going, and now here he's gone himself, before his prime, with no end of a career before him--" "Who?" cried Deb from the tea-table, where she was helping herself to a hot cake.
