surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Amongst the greatest sufferers was Mr. Hetherington.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But that was never to be now.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was never to be now.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The shock came upon him with great severity.
eagernessnounUS /ˈiːɡərnəs/
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
failingnounUS /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/
a flaw or weak point
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
a social unit living together
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
the act of departing
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The shock came upon him with great severity.
highest in quality
From this reading Amongst the greatest sufferers was Mr. Hetherington.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
Hetherington
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From this reading Amongst the greatest sufferers was Mr. Hetherington.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The shock came upon him with great severity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
ten 10s
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
investedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəd/
past form of “invest” — make an investment
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Amongst the greatest sufferers was Mr. Hetherington.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But that was never to be now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
retiringadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ/
not arrogant or presuming
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
severitynounUS /sɪˈverɪti/
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
From this reading The shock came upon him with great severity.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The shock came upon him with great severity.
sufferersnounUS /ˈsʌfərərz/
plural of “sufferer” — a person suffering from an illness
From this reading Amongst the greatest sufferers was Mr. Hetherington.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Amongst the greatest sufferers was Mr. Hetherington.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The shock came upon him with great severity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Amongst the greatest sufferers was Mr. Hetherington.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had invested, one way and another, nearly one hundred thousand pounds in that bank, and now every penny piece was gone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shock came upon him with great severity.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading His health had long been failing, and he had looked forward with great eagerness to retiring from the service in another year and ‘going home’ with his family.
