adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Burying was a trade, and wherefore should not one--discreetly--be cheerful at one's trade?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the Rue d'Driere, the undertaker and his head apprentice were right merry.
apprenticenounUS /əˈprentəs/
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading In the Rue d'Driere, the undertaker and his head apprentice were right merry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Burying was a trade, and wherefore should not one--discreetly--be cheerful at one's trade?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But why should they not be?
buriedadjectiveUS /ˈberid/
placed in a grave
From this reading People had to die, quoth the undertaker, and when dead they must be buried.
BuryingnounUS /ˈberiɪŋ/
concealing something under the ground
From this reading Burying was a trade, and wherefore should not one--discreetly--be cheerful at one's trade?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why should they not be?
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
cheerfuladjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪrfəl/
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading Burying was a trade, and wherefore should not one--discreetly--be cheerful at one's trade?
coffinsnounUS /ˈkɔːfɪnz/
plural of “coffin” — box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
customnounUS /ˈkʌstəm/
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
d'Driere
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From this reading In the Rue d'Driere, the undertaker and his head apprentice were right merry.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading People had to die, quoth the undertaker, and when dead they must be buried.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading People had to die, quoth the undertaker, and when dead they must be buried.
discreetlyadverbUS /dɪˈskriːtli/
with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint
From this reading Burying was a trade, and wherefore should not one--discreetly--be cheerful at one's trade?
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading People had to die, quoth the undertaker, and when dead they must be buried.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading In the Rue d'Driere, the undertaker and his head apprentice were right merry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the Rue d'Driere, the undertaker and his head apprentice were right merry.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Rue d'Driere, the undertaker and his head apprentice were right merry.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading In the Rue d'Driere, the undertaker and his head apprentice were right merry.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading People had to die, quoth the undertaker, and when dead they must be buried.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But why should they not be?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Burying was a trade, and wherefore should not one--discreetly--be cheerful at one's trade?
one's
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From this reading Burying was a trade, and wherefore should not one--discreetly--be cheerful at one's trade?
PeoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People had to die, quoth the undertaker, and when dead they must be buried.
plaster-of-paris
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From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
quoth
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From this reading People had to die, quoth the undertaker, and when dead they must be buried.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading In the Rue d'Driere, the undertaker and his head apprentice were right merry.
RuenounUS /ruː/
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading In the Rue d'Driere, the undertaker and his head apprentice were right merry.
sadadjectiveUS /sæd/
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But why should they not be?
stereotypedadjectiveUS /ˈsteriətaɪpt/
lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Rue d'Driere, the undertaker and his head apprentice were right merry.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But why should they not be?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading People had to die, quoth the undertaker, and when dead they must be buried.
tradenounUS /treɪd/
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading Burying was a trade, and wherefore should not one--discreetly--be cheerful at one's trade?
trudgeverbUS /trʌdʒ/
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
undertakernounUS /ˈʌndərteɪkər/
one whose business is the management of funerals
From this reading In the Rue d'Driere, the undertaker and his head apprentice were right merry.
undertakingnounUS /ˈʌndərteɪkɪŋ/
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Burying was a trade, and wherefore should not one--discreetly--be cheerful at one's trade?
wearisomeadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrisəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the Rue d'Driere, the undertaker and his head apprentice were right merry.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading People had to die, quoth the undertaker, and when dead they must be buried.
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Burying was a trade, and wherefore should not one--discreetly--be cheerful at one's trade?
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But why should they not be?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In undertaking there were many miles to trudge with coffins in a week, and the fixed, sad, sympathetic look long custom had stereotyped was wearisome to the face as a cast of plaster-of-paris.
