adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
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 It all depends upon the point of view, and I call it news.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
angelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Otherwise he (the lad) is much as usual.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
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 Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
Bournemouth
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From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
bread-winner
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From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It all depends upon the point of view, and I call it news.
Cogia
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From this reading And now is this news, Cogia, or is it not?
comparedverbUS /kəmˈperd/
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
consideredadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/
carefully weighed
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
dancesnounUS /ˈdænsəz/
plural of “dance” — an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
dependsverbUS /dɪˈpendz/
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading It all depends upon the point of view, and I call it news.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Otherwise he (the lad) is much as usual.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
hireverbUS /ˈhaɪər/
engage or hire for work
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
house-bond
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From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Otherwise he (the lad) is much as usual.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now is this news, Cogia, or is it not?
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
LnounUS /el/
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
ladnounUS /læd/
a boy or man
From this reading Otherwise he (the lad) is much as usual.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
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 Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Otherwise he (the lad) is much as usual.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading And now is this news, Cogia, or is it not?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now is this news, Cogia, or is it not?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And now is this news, Cogia, or is it not?
OtherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/
in other respects or ways
From this reading Otherwise he (the lad) is much as usual.
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
pilesnounUS /paɪlz/
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
pillarnounUS /ˈpɪlər/
a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading It all depends upon the point of view, and I call it news.
propnounUS /prɑːp/
a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
remainsnounUS /rɪˈmeɪnz/
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
SnounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
spiritsnounUS /ˈspɪrɪts/
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Otherwise he (the lad) is much as usual.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There remains, I believe, to be considered only R. L. S., the house-bond, prop, pillar, bread-winner, and bully of the establishment.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It all depends upon the point of view, and I call it news.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Otherwise he (the lad) is much as usual.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading It all depends upon the point of view, and I call it news.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Well, I do think him much better; he is making piles of money; the hope of being able to hire a yacht ere long dances before his eyes; otherwise he is not in very high spirits at this particular moment, though compared with last year at Bournemouth an angel of joy.
