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 You bid us rot in loneliness, and deny us all claims to honesty, conduct, decent Christian life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
BachelorsnounUS /ˈbætʃlərz/
plural of “bachelor” — a man who has never been married
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
bidverbUS /bɪd/
propose a payment
From this reading You bid us rot in loneliness, and deny us all claims to honesty, conduct, decent Christian life.
bloatedverbUS /ˈbloʊtɪd/
past form of “bloat” — become bloated or swollen or puff up
From this reading You call us selfish, purple-faced, bloated, and other pretty names.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading You call us selfish, purple-faced, bloated, and other pretty names.
ChristianadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪstʃən/
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading You bid us rot in loneliness, and deny us all claims to honesty, conduct, decent Christian life.
claimsnounUS /kleɪmz/
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading You bid us rot in loneliness, and deny us all claims to honesty, conduct, decent Christian life.
ClubsnounUS /klʌbz/
plural of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
collegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
conductverbUS /ˈkɑːndəkt/
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading You bid us rot in loneliness, and deny us all claims to honesty, conduct, decent Christian life.
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading You bid us rot in loneliness, and deny us all claims to honesty, conduct, decent Christian life.
denyverbUS /dɪˈnaɪ/
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading You bid us rot in loneliness, and deny us all claims to honesty, conduct, decent Christian life.
deucenounUS /duːs/
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading You state, in the simplest possible terms, that we shall go to the deuce.
EssexnounUS /ˈesɪks/
a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You state, in the simplest possible terms, that we shall go to the deuce.
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
honestynounUS /ˈɑːnəsti/
the quality of being honest
From this reading You bid us rot in loneliness, and deny us all claims to honesty, conduct, decent Christian life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
judgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Who are you, Mr. Snob, to judge us.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You bid us rot in loneliness, and deny us all claims to honesty, conduct, decent Christian life.
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading You bid us rot in loneliness, and deny us all claims to honesty, conduct, decent Christian life.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Who are you, Mr. Snob, to judge us.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
namesnounUS /neɪmz/
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading You call us selfish, purple-faced, bloated, and other pretty names.
obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
opinionnounUS /əˈpɪnjən/
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading You call us selfish, purple-faced, bloated, and other pretty names.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading You state, in the simplest possible terms, that we shall go to the deuce.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading You call us selfish, purple-faced, bloated, and other pretty names.
purple-faced
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You call us selfish, purple-faced, bloated, and other pretty names.
rotnounUS /rɑːt/
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading You bid us rot in loneliness, and deny us all claims to honesty, conduct, decent Christian life.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading You call us selfish, purple-faced, bloated, and other pretty names.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You state, in the simplest possible terms, that we shall go to the deuce.
simplestadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpləst/
superlative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading You state, in the simplest possible terms, that we shall go to the deuce.
SnobnounUS /snɑːb/
a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
From this reading Who are you, Mr. Snob, to judge us.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading You state, in the simplest possible terms, that we shall go to the deuce.
TemplenounUS /ˈtempəl/
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
termsnounUS /tɜːrmz/
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading You state, in the simplest possible terms, that we shall go to the deuce.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You state, in the simplest possible terms, that we shall go to the deuce.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who are you, Mr. Snob, to judge us.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'We Bachelors in Clubs are very much obliged to you,' says my old school and college companion, Essex Temple, 'for the opinion which you hold of us.
