adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After all, there is something invaluable about a safe roof over the head of a sportsman so dashing as Dartie.
acquiredadjectiveUS /əˈkwaɪərd/
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, there is something invaluable about a safe roof over the head of a sportsman so dashing as Dartie.
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 After all, there is something invaluable about a safe roof over the head of a sportsman so dashing as Dartie.
almost-supernaturally
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From this reading Until the events of the last few days he had been almost-supernaturally steady all this year.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading By that simple if wholesale device James Forsyte had secured a certain stability in the lives of his daughter and his grandchildren.
Dartie
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From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
dashingadjectiveUS /ˈdæʃɪŋ/
lively and spirited
From this reading After all, there is something invaluable about a safe roof over the head of a sportsman so dashing as Dartie.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading By that simple if wholesale device James Forsyte had secured a certain stability in the lives of his daughter and his grandchildren.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Until the events of the last few days he had been almost-supernaturally steady all this year.
defrayed
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From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
devicenounUS /dɪˈvaɪs/
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
From this reading By that simple if wholesale device James Forsyte had secured a certain stability in the lives of his daughter and his grandchildren.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Until the events of the last few days he had been almost-supernaturally steady all this year.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
father-in-lawnounUS /ˈfɑːðərɪnlɔː/
the father of your spouse
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Until the events of the last few days he had been almost-supernaturally steady all this year.
fillynounUS /ˈfɪli/
a young female horse under the age of four
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
Forsyte
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From this reading By that simple if wholesale device James Forsyte had secured a certain stability in the lives of his daughter and his grandchildren.
Forsyte's
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From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
grandchildrennounUS /ˈɡræntʃɪldrən/
plural of “grandchild” — a child of your son or daughter
From this reading By that simple if wholesale device James Forsyte had secured a certain stability in the lives of his daughter and his grandchildren.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
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 After all, there is something invaluable about a safe roof over the head of a sportsman so dashing as Dartie.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
inhabitedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈhæbətəd/
having inhabitants; lived in
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
invaluableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvæljəbəl/
having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
From this reading After all, there is something invaluable about a safe roof over the head of a sportsman so dashing as Dartie.
irreparablyadverbUS /ˌɪˈrepərəbli/
in an irreparable manner or to an irreparable degree
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all, there is something invaluable about a safe roof over the head of a sportsman so dashing as Dartie.
JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading By that simple if wholesale device James Forsyte had secured a certain stability in the lives of his daughter and his grandchildren.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Until the events of the last few days he had been almost-supernaturally steady all this year.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading By that simple if wholesale device James Forsyte had secured a certain stability in the lives of his daughter and his grandchildren.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
Montague
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From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
noticeableadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəsəbəl/
capable or worthy of being noticed
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After all, there is something invaluable about a safe roof over the head of a sportsman so dashing as Dartie.
ratesnounUS /reɪts/
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
repairsnounUS /rɪˈperz/
plural of “repair” — the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
Roger
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From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
roofnounUS /ruːf/
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading After all, there is something invaluable about a safe roof over the head of a sportsman so dashing as Dartie.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading After all, there is something invaluable about a safe roof over the head of a sportsman so dashing as Dartie.
securedverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrd/
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading By that simple if wholesale device James Forsyte had secured a certain stability in the lives of his daughter and his grandchildren.
shareverbUS /ʃer/
have in common
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading By that simple if wholesale device James Forsyte had secured a certain stability in the lives of his daughter and his grandchildren.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading After all, there is something invaluable about a safe roof over the head of a sportsman so dashing as Dartie.
sportsmannounUS /ˈspɔːrtsmən/
someone who engages in sports
From this reading After all, there is something invaluable about a safe roof over the head of a sportsman so dashing as Dartie.
stabilitynounUS /stəˈbɪlɪti/
the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
From this reading By that simple if wholesale device James Forsyte had secured a certain stability in the lives of his daughter and his grandchildren.
steadyverbUS /ˈstedi/
make steady
From this reading Until the events of the last few days he had been almost-supernaturally steady all this year.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
stilledverbUS /stɪld/
past form of “still” — make calm or still
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
taxesnounUS /ˈtæksəz/
plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading After all, there is something invaluable about a safe roof over the head of a sportsman so dashing as Dartie.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Until the events of the last few days he had been almost-supernaturally steady all this year.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until the events of the last few days he had been almost-supernaturally steady all this year.
vicissitudesnounUS /vɪˈsɪsɪtuːdz/
plural of “vicissitude” — a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The fact was he had acquired a half share in a filly of George Forsyte’s, who had gone irreparably on the turf, to the horror of Roger, now stilled by the grave.
wholesaleadverbUS /ˈhoʊlseɪl/
at a wholesale price
From this reading By that simple if wholesale device James Forsyte had secured a certain stability in the lives of his daughter and his grandchildren.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Until the events of the last few days he had been almost-supernaturally steady all this year.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading That a man of the world so subject to the vicissitudes of fortunes as Montague Dartie should still be living in a house he had inhabited twenty years at least would have been more noticeable if the rent, rates, taxes, and repairs of that house had not been defrayed by his father-in-law.
