take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He behaved badly, and I as any normal boy would have done who had had my schooling in the candle-light.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He behaved badly, and I as any normal boy would have done who had had my schooling in the candle-light.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading He behaved badly, and I as any normal boy would have done who had had my schooling in the candle-light.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been hard work to live comfortably and carry the burden of debt.
behavedverbUS /bɪˈheɪvd/
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading He behaved badly, and I as any normal boy would have done who had had my schooling in the candle-light.
a youthful male person
From this reading He behaved badly, and I as any normal boy would have done who had had my schooling in the candle-light.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading It had been hard work to live comfortably and carry the burden of debt.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We had kept Grimshaw from our door by paying interest and the sum of eighty dollars on the principal.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came one July day when I was in my sixteenth year.
candle-light
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From this reading He behaved badly, and I as any normal boy would have done who had had my schooling in the candle-light.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading It had been hard work to live comfortably and carry the burden of debt.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading It had been hard work to live comfortably and carry the burden of debt.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It came one July day when I was in my sixteenth year.
debtnounUS /det/
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading It had been hard work to live comfortably and carry the burden of debt.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading We had kept Grimshaw from our door by paying interest and the sum of eighty dollars on the principal.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He behaved badly, and I as any normal boy would have done who had had my schooling in the candle-light.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading We had kept Grimshaw from our door by paying interest and the sum of eighty dollars on the principal.
eightyadjectiveUS /ˈeɪti/
being ten more than seventy
From this reading We had kept Grimshaw from our door by paying interest and the sum of eighty dollars on the principal.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had kept Grimshaw from our door by paying interest and the sum of eighty dollars on the principal.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
Grimshaw
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From this reading We had kept Grimshaw from our door by paying interest and the sum of eighty dollars on the principal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He behaved badly, and I as any normal boy would have done who had had my schooling in the candle-light.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It had been hard work to live comfortably and carry the burden of debt.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He behaved badly, and I as any normal boy would have done who had had my schooling in the candle-light.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He behaved badly, and I as any normal boy would have done who had had my schooling in the candle-light.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It came one July day when I was in my sixteenth year.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading We had kept Grimshaw from our door by paying interest and the sum of eighty dollars on the principal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came one July day when I was in my sixteenth year.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading It came one July day when I was in my sixteenth year.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading We had kept Grimshaw from our door by paying interest and the sum of eighty dollars on the principal.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It had been hard work to live comfortably and carry the burden of debt.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
normaladjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrməl/
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading He behaved badly, and I as any normal boy would have done who had had my schooling in the candle-light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had kept Grimshaw from our door by paying interest and the sum of eighty dollars on the principal.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We had kept Grimshaw from our door by paying interest and the sum of eighty dollars on the principal.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It came one July day when I was in my sixteenth year.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had kept Grimshaw from our door by paying interest and the sum of eighty dollars on the principal.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading We had kept Grimshaw from our door by paying interest and the sum of eighty dollars on the principal.
PERILnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading We had kept Grimshaw from our door by paying interest and the sum of eighty dollars on the principal.
Purvis
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From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
saltsnounUS /sɔːlts/
plural of “salt” — a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
schoolingnounUS /ˈskuːlɪŋ/
the act of teaching at school
From this reading He behaved badly, and I as any normal boy would have done who had had my schooling in the candle-light.
sixteenthadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːnθ/
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading It came one July day when I was in my sixteenth year.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
a quantity of money
From this reading We had kept Grimshaw from our door by paying interest and the sum of eighty dollars on the principal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He behaved badly, and I as any normal boy would have done who had had my schooling in the candle-light.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been hard work to live comfortably and carry the burden of debt.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It came one July day when I was in my sixteenth year.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had kept Grimshaw from our door by paying interest and the sum of eighty dollars on the principal.
at the time that
From this reading It came one July day when I was in my sixteenth year.
which person or people
From this reading He behaved badly, and I as any normal boy would have done who had had my schooling in the candle-light.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY THIRD PERIL "Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts and stayed with us until my first great adventure cut him off.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It had been hard work to live comfortably and carry the burden of debt.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He behaved badly, and I as any normal boy would have done who had had my schooling in the candle-light.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It came one July day when I was in my sixteenth year.
