adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:
artistnounUS /ˈɑːrtəst/
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:
BotanicalnounUS /bəˈtænɪkəl/
a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.
circumstancesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstænsəz/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.
colour-box
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From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
criticnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪk/
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:
deliveredverbUS /dɪˈlɪvərd/
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:
difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
drawingsnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋz/
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.
followsverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊz/
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
Forsyte
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From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
frequentlyadverbUS /ˈfriːkwəntli/
many times at short intervals
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
GardensnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənz/
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
India-rubber
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From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
jauntsnounUS /dʒɔːnts/
plural of “jaunt” — a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
Jolyon
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From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
leenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
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 He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
monkey-puzzler
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From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
needfuladjectiveUS /ˈniːdfəl/
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
prosecutedverbUS /ˈprɑːsɪkjuːtɪd/
past form of “prosecute” — conduct a prosecution in a court of law
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:
researchesnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “research” — systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
scatteredadjectiveUS /ˈskætərd/
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.
shadenounUS /ʃeɪd/
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
sketchingverbUS /ˈsketʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
sparingadjectiveUS /ˈsperɪŋ/
avoiding waste
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
spendverbUS /spend/
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
stoolnounUS /stuːl/
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
they're
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From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
watercolournoun
water-soluble pigment
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.
you'll
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From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.
YoungadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.
