adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It is worse than I thought, a good deal worse.
addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Painfully did he wrestle there with balance-sheets, adding up bank books; also other financial documents.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading Painfully did he wrestle there with balance-sheets, adding up bank books; also other financial documents.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Phew!” he said, when at length the job was done.
balance-sheets
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From this reading Painfully did he wrestle there with balance-sheets, adding up bank books; also other financial documents.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Painfully did he wrestle there with balance-sheets, adding up bank books; also other financial documents.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My credit must be excellent, or somebody would have been down upon us before now.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My credit must be excellent, or somebody would have been down upon us before now.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My credit must be excellent, or somebody would have been down upon us before now.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Painfully did he wrestle there with balance-sheets, adding up bank books; also other financial documents.
ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
creditnounUS /ˈkredət/
approval
From this reading My credit must be excellent, or somebody would have been down upon us before now.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “It is worse than I thought, a good deal worse.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Painfully did he wrestle there with balance-sheets, adding up bank books; also other financial documents.
documentsnounUS /ˈdɑːkjəmənts/
plural of “document” — writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Painfully did he wrestle there with balance-sheets, adding up bank books; also other financial documents.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Phew!” he said, when at length the job was done.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading My credit must be excellent, or somebody would have been down upon us before now.
excellentadjectiveUS /ˈeksələnt/
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading My credit must be excellent, or somebody would have been down upon us before now.
financialadjectiveUS /fəˈnænʃəl/
involving financial matters
From this reading Painfully did he wrestle there with balance-sheets, adding up bank books; also other financial documents.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “It is worse than I thought, a good deal worse.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My credit must be excellent, or somebody would have been down upon us before now.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Painfully did he wrestle there with balance-sheets, adding up bank books; also other financial documents.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is worse than I thought, a good deal worse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is worse than I thought, a good deal worse.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is worse than I thought, a good deal worse.
jobnounUS /dʒɑːb/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Phew!” he said, when at length the job was done.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “Phew!” he said, when at length the job was done.
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
MonknounUS /mʌŋk/
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My credit must be excellent, or somebody would have been down upon us before now.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My credit must be excellent, or somebody would have been down upon us before now.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My credit must be excellent, or somebody would have been down upon us before now.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Painfully did he wrestle there with balance-sheets, adding up bank books; also other financial documents.
PainfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading Painfully did he wrestle there with balance-sheets, adding up bank books; also other financial documents.
Phew
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Phew!” he said, when at length the job was done.
POORadjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
PORSON
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Phew!” he said, when at length the job was done.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading My credit must be excellent, or somebody would have been down upon us before now.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “It is worse than I thought, a good deal worse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Painfully did he wrestle there with balance-sheets, adding up bank books; also other financial documents.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “It is worse than I thought, a good deal worse.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Painfully did he wrestle there with balance-sheets, adding up bank books; also other financial documents.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My credit must be excellent, or somebody would have been down upon us before now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Phew!” he said, when at length the job was done.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Phew!” he said, when at length the job was done.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “POOR PORSON” Upon the morning following his conversation with Morris, Colonel Monk spent two hours or more in the library.
worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “It is worse than I thought, a good deal worse.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My credit must be excellent, or somebody would have been down upon us before now.
wrestleverbUS /ˈresəl/
combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
From this reading Painfully did he wrestle there with balance-sheets, adding up bank books; also other financial documents.
