adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
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 No waste or anything--all scientifically measured."
amazingadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
amusementnounUS /əˈmjuːzmənt/
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading No waste or anything--all scientifically measured."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
blinkedverbUS /blɪŋkt/
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
bludgeonnounUS /ˈblʌdʒən/
a club used as a weapon
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
Byng's
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
centrenounUS /ˈsentər/
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
confidentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnfədənt/
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
cyanidenounUS /ˈsaɪənaɪd/
any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
EastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
Glencader
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
groupnounUS /ɡruːp/
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
ironicaladjectiveUS /aɪˈrɑːnɪkəl/
characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
ItalynounUS /ˈɪtəli/
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
JIGGERnoun
a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
killverbUS /kɪl/
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
Mappin
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From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
measuredadjectiveUS /ˈmeʒərd/
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading No waste or anything--all scientifically measured."
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No waste or anything--all scientifically measured."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
oldenadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldən/
relating to time long past
From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
others
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From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
PARTnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
pinverbUS /pɪn/
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
PLAYSnounUS /pleɪz/
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
potassiumnounUS /pəˈtæsiəm/
a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
razornounUS /ˈreɪzər/
edge tool used in shaving
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
ReallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
revoltingadjectiveUS /riˈvoʊltɪŋ/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
Rudyard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
satisfiedadjectiveUS /ˈsætəsfaɪd/
filled with satisfaction
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
scientificallyadverbUS /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli/
with respect to science; in a scientific way
From this reading No waste or anything--all scientifically measured."
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
surgeonnounUS /ˈsɜːrdʒən/
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
tapverbUS /tæp/
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did it better in olden days in Italy and the East.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
unnecessaryadjectiveUS /ənˈnesəseri/
not necessary
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
violencenounUS /ˈvaɪələns/
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
WALESnounUS /weɪlz/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a confident and satisfied smile Mr. Mappin, the celebrated surgeon, looked round the little group of which he was the centre at Glencader, Rudyard Byng's castle in Wales.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading No waste or anything--all scientifically measured."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN WALES, WHERE JIGGER PLAYS HIS PART "Really, the unnecessary violence with which people take their own lives, or the lives of others, is amazing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Rudyard blinked at him for a moment with ironical amusement, then remarked: "When you want to die, does it matter much whether you kill yourself with a bludgeon or a pin, take gas from a tap or cyanide of potassium, jump in front of a railway train or use the revolting razor?
