adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, Watson, it is on the face of it a not impossible supposition.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There are, however, some cogent reasons against it.
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 Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are, however, some cogent reasons against it.
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
cogentadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊdʒənt/
powerfully persuasive
From this reading There are, however, some cogent reasons against it.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Then his own death was suicide!"
drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Well, Watson, it is on the face of it a not impossible supposition.
factsnounUS /fækts/
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
FortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then his own death was suicide!"
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There are, however, some cogent reasons against it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
impossibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "Well, Watson, it is on the face of it a not impossible supposition.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
inflictverbUS /ˌɪnˈflɪkt/
impose something unpleasant
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, Watson, it is on the face of it a not impossible supposition.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Watson, it is on the face of it a not impossible supposition.
knowsnounUS /noʊz/
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, Watson, it is on the face of it a not impossible supposition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, Watson, it is on the face of it a not impossible supposition.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, Watson, it is on the face of it a not impossible supposition.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Then his own death was suicide!"
reasonsnounUS /ˈriːzənz/
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There are, however, some cogent reasons against it.
remorsenounUS /rɪˈmɔːrs/
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There are, however, some cogent reasons against it.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
suicidenounUS /ˈsuːəsaɪd/
the act of killing yourself
From this reading "Then his own death was suicide!"
suppositionnounUS /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading "Well, Watson, it is on the face of it a not impossible supposition.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, Watson, it is on the face of it a not impossible supposition.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then his own death was suicide!"
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are, however, some cogent reasons against it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then his own death was suicide!"
WatsonnounUS /ˈwɑːtsən/
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading "Well, Watson, it is on the face of it a not impossible supposition.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
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 "Well, Watson, it is on the face of it a not impossible supposition.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Fortunately, there is one man in England who knows all about it, and I have made arrangements by which we shall hear the facts this afternoon from his own lips.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man who had the guilt upon his soul of having brought such a fate upon his own family might well be driven by remorse to inflict it upon himself.
