adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
benefitnounUS /ˈbenəfɪt/
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
chafingnounUS /ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ/
soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
circumstancesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstænsəz/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
Colnoun
a pass between mountain peaks
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
discomfortnounUS /dɪˈskʌmfərt/
the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
eldernounUS /ˈeldər/
a person who is older than you are
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
excellentadjectiveUS /ˈeksələnt/
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
extrasnounUS /ˈekstrəz/
plural of “extra” — a minor actor in crowd scenes
From this reading Sellers has two pairs of twins and four extras.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
findsnounUS /faɪndz/
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Sellers has two pairs of twins and four extras.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sellers has two pairs of twins and four extras.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
HawkinsnounUS /ˈhɔːkɪnz/
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
Hawkins's
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From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
JudgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
LouisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
luckyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌki/
occurring by chance
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
moderateverbUS /ˈmɑːdərət/
preside over
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sellers has two pairs of twins and four extras.
onesnounUS /wʌnz/
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
pairsnounUS /perz/
plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Sellers has two pairs of twins and four extras.
pinchedadjectiveUS /pɪntʃt/
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
povertynounUS /ˈpɑːvərti/
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
recordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
schoolsnounUS /skuːlz/
plural of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
seasonsnounUS /ˈsiːzənz/
plural of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
SellersnounUS /ˈselərz/
English comic actor (1925-1980)
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
skipverbUS /skɪp/
bypass
From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
smiledverbUS /smaɪld/
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
St
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
straightenedverbUS /ˈstreɪtənd/
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading Sellers has two pairs of twins and four extras.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
unluckyadjectiveUS /ənˈlʌki/
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
