adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sometimes, about ten o'clock, there was a little supper, the cost of which was defrayed by subscription among those who partook of it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Sometimes, about ten o'clock, there was a little supper, the cost of which was defrayed by subscription among those who partook of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
attendedadjectiveUS /əˈtendɪd/
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
attendingnounUS /əˈtendɪŋ/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
ballotingnounUS /ˈbælətɪŋ/
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
BushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
choseverbUS /tʃoʊz/
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
CLUBnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE DILLSBOROUGH CLUB.
costnounUS /kɑːst/
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading Sometimes, about ten o'clock, there was a little supper, the cost of which was defrayed by subscription among those who partook of it.
defrayed
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From this reading Sometimes, about ten o'clock, there was a little supper, the cost of which was defrayed by subscription among those who partook of it.
DILLSBOROUGH
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From this reading THE DILLSBOROUGH CLUB.
drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/
take in liquids
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It was a very easy club.
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
expensenounUS /ɪkˈspens/
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/
usually; as a rule
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very easy club.
liquornounUS /ˈlɪkər/
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sometimes, about ten o'clock, there was a little supper, the cost of which was defrayed by subscription among those who partook of it.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
membersnounUS /ˈmembərz/
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Sometimes, about ten o'clock, there was a little supper, the cost of which was defrayed by subscription among those who partook of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
partook
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From this reading Sometimes, about ten o'clock, there was a little supper, the cost of which was defrayed by subscription among those who partook of it.
payingadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪɪŋ/
yielding a fair profit
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
SometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes, about ten o'clock, there was a little supper, the cost of which was defrayed by subscription among those who partook of it.
subscriptionnounUS /səbˈskrɪpʃən/
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading Sometimes, about ten o'clock, there was a little supper, the cost of which was defrayed by subscription among those who partook of it.
suppernounUS /ˈsʌpər/
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Sometimes, about ten o'clock, there was a little supper, the cost of which was defrayed by subscription among those who partook of it.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Sometimes, about ten o'clock, there was a little supper, the cost of which was defrayed by subscription among those who partook of it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DILLSBOROUGH CLUB.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Sometimes, about ten o'clock, there was a little supper, the cost of which was defrayed by subscription among those who partook of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It was a very easy club.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The club, so called at Dillsborough, was held every Saturday evening in a back parlour at the Bush, and was attended generally by seven or eight members.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was no balloting, and no other expense attending it other than that of paying for the liquor which each man chose to drink.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sometimes, about ten o'clock, there was a little supper, the cost of which was defrayed by subscription among those who partook of it.
