affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading The Jockey Club was alive.
allowedverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading Mr. Pook was very instant,--with many Pookites anxious to free themselves from suspicion.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sporting men declared that the honour of the turf required that every detail of the case should be laid open.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading Sporting men declared that the honour of the turf required that every detail of the case should be laid open.
ClubnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The Jockey Club was alive.
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Sporting men declared that the honour of the turf required that every detail of the case should be laid open.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading Sporting men declared that the honour of the turf required that every detail of the case should be laid open.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Sporting men declared that the honour of the turf required that every detail of the case should be laid open.
fadeverbUS /feɪd/
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
FatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Through September and October it was made matter for pungent inquiry.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Mr. Pook was very instant,--with many Pookites anxious to free themselves from suspicion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Pook was very instant,--with many Pookites anxious to free themselves from suspicion.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading Sporting men declared that the honour of the turf required that every detail of the case should be laid open.
inquirynounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪriː/
a search for knowledge
From this reading Through September and October it was made matter for pungent inquiry.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Mr. Pook was very instant,--with many Pookites anxious to free themselves from suspicion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Through September and October it was made matter for pungent inquiry.
JockeyverbUS /ˈdʒɑːki/
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
From this reading The Jockey Club was alive.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading Sporting men declared that the honour of the turf required that every detail of the case should be laid open.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Through September and October it was made matter for pungent inquiry.
Major'snounUS /ˈmeɪdʒərz/
possessive form of “major” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
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 Mr. Pook was very instant,--with many Pookites anxious to free themselves from suspicion.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Through September and October it was made matter for pungent inquiry.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Sporting men declared that the honour of the turf required that every detail of the case should be laid open.
MinisternounUS /ˈmɪnəstər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Pook was very instant,--with many Pookites anxious to free themselves from suspicion.
nailverbUS /neɪl/
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
obscuritynounUS /əbsˈkjʊrəti/
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Through September and October it was made matter for pungent inquiry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Sporting men declared that the honour of the turf required that every detail of the case should be laid open.
Pook
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From this reading Mr. Pook was very instant,--with many Pookites anxious to free themselves from suspicion.
Pookites
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Pook was very instant,--with many Pookites anxious to free themselves from suspicion.
PrimeadjectiveUS /praɪm/
first in rank or degree
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
pungentadjectiveUS /ˈpʌndʒənt/
strong and sharp
From this reading Through September and October it was made matter for pungent inquiry.
requiredadjectiveUS /riˈkwaɪərd/
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Sporting men declared that the honour of the turf required that every detail of the case should be laid open.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Through September and October it was made matter for pungent inquiry.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Sporting men declared that the honour of the turf required that every detail of the case should be laid open.
SportingadjectiveUS /ˈspɔːrtɪŋ/
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
From this reading Sporting men declared that the honour of the turf required that every detail of the case should be laid open.
suspicionnounUS /səˈspɪʃən/
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Mr. Pook was very instant,--with many Pookites anxious to free themselves from suspicion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sporting men declared that the honour of the turf required that every detail of the case should be laid open.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Mr. Pook was very instant,--with many Pookites anxious to free themselves from suspicion.
ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through September and October it was made matter for pungent inquiry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading Sporting men declared that the honour of the turf required that every detail of the case should be laid open.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Mr. Pook was very instant,--with many Pookites anxious to free themselves from suspicion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Major's Fate The affair of Prime Minister and the nail was not allowed to fade away into obscurity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Pook was very instant,--with many Pookites anxious to free themselves from suspicion.
