adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith’s! and where is there any thing equal to his ‘Traveller?’”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith’s! and where is there any thing equal to his ‘Traveller?’”
BATHnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading BATH COACH CONVERSATION.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Irishman_.--“Yet this is the man who used to be the butt of the company for his bulls.”
blocksnounUS /blɑːks/
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
bullsnounUS /bʊlz/
plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading _Irishman_.--“Yet this is the man who used to be the butt of the company for his bulls.”
BurkenounUS /bɜːrk/
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
buttverbUS /bʌt/
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading _Irishman_.--“Yet this is the man who used to be the butt of the company for his bulls.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
COACHverbUS /koʊtʃ/
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading BATH COACH CONVERSATION.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _Irishman_.--“Yet this is the man who used to be the butt of the company for his bulls.”
CONVERSATIONnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading BATH COACH CONVERSATION.
convincingadjectiveUS /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/
causing one to believe the truth of something
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
dinedverbUS /daɪnd/
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
equalverbUS /ˈiːkwəl/
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading “What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith’s! and where is there any thing equal to his ‘Traveller?’”
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
gentleman'snounUS /ˈdʒentəlmʌnz/
possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
Goldsmith'snounUS /ˈɡoʊldsmɪθs/
possessive form of “goldsmith” — an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
hearersnounUS /ˈhiːrərz/
plural of “hearer” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
humournounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith’s! and where is there any thing equal to his ‘Traveller?’”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
IrishmannounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃmən/
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading _Irishman_.--“Yet this is the man who used to be the butt of the company for his bulls.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith’s! and where is there any thing equal to his ‘Traveller?’”
linesnounUS /laɪnz/
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Irishman_.--“Yet this is the man who used to be the butt of the company for his bulls.”
muttonnounUS /ˈmʌtən/
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
poemnounUS /ˈpoʊəm/
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith’s! and where is there any thing equal to his ‘Traveller?’”
razornounUS /ˈreɪzər/
edge tool used in shaving
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
refiningnounUS /rəˈfaɪnɪŋ/
the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
repeatingnounUS /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith’s! and where is there any thing equal to his ‘Traveller?’”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith’s! and where is there any thing equal to his ‘Traveller?’”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading “What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith’s! and where is there any thing equal to his ‘Traveller?’”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Irishman_.--“Yet this is the man who used to be the butt of the company for his bulls.”
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
TravellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading “What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith’s! and where is there any thing equal to his ‘Traveller?’”
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
twas
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From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
unemployedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnemˈplɔɪd/
not engaged in a gainful occupation
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading _Irishman_.--“Yet this is the man who used to be the butt of the company for his bulls.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After our travellers had dined, the conversation was renewed by the English gentleman’s repeating Goldsmith’s celebrated lines on Burke:
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith’s! and where is there any thing equal to his ‘Traveller?’”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith’s! and where is there any thing equal to his ‘Traveller?’”
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
witnounUS /wɪt/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “What humour and wit there are in that poem of Goldsmith’s! and where is there any thing equal to his ‘Traveller?’”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, whilst they thought of dining; In short, ‘twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.”
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading _Irishman_.--“Yet this is the man who used to be the butt of the company for his bulls.”
