adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It had been, it appeared, a very flagrant case.
armfulnoun
the quantity that can be contained in the arms
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thousands of persons were reduced to poverty; and one in particular had blown out his brains as soon as payment was suspended.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading Thousands of persons were reduced to poverty; and one in particular had blown out his brains as soon as payment was suspended.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Thousands of persons were reduced to poverty; and one in particular had blown out his brains as soon as payment was suspended.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading With these I sought the tavern, and, ordering some breakfast, sat down to study the "Huddlestone Failure."
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading It had been, it appeared, a very flagrant case.
datingnounUS /ˈdeɪtɪŋ/
use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading With these I sought the tavern, and, ordering some breakfast, sat down to study the "Huddlestone Failure."
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
FailurenounUS /ˈfeɪljər/
an act that fails
From this reading With these I sought the tavern, and, ordering some breakfast, sat down to study the "Huddlestone Failure."
flagrantadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪɡrənt/
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
From this reading It had been, it appeared, a very flagrant case.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
graveyardnounUS /ˈɡreɪvjɑːrd/
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
Huddlestone
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these I sought the tavern, and, ordering some breakfast, sat down to study the "Huddlestone Failure."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
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 He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
mansenoun
a large and imposing house
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
ministernounUS /ˈmɪnəstər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thousands of persons were reduced to poverty; and one in particular had blown out his brains as soon as payment was suspended.
orderingnounUS /ˈɔːrdərɪŋ/
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
From this reading With these I sought the tavern, and, ordering some breakfast, sat down to study the "Huddlestone Failure."
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Thousands of persons were reduced to poverty; and one in particular had blown out his brains as soon as payment was suspended.
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Thousands of persons were reduced to poverty; and one in particular had blown out his brains as soon as payment was suspended.
paymentnounUS /ˈpeɪmənt/
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading Thousands of persons were reduced to poverty; and one in particular had blown out his brains as soon as payment was suspended.
personsnounUS /ˈpɜːrsənz/
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Thousands of persons were reduced to poverty; and one in particular had blown out his brains as soon as payment was suspended.
povertynounUS /ˈpɑːvərti/
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading Thousands of persons were reduced to poverty; and one in particular had blown out his brains as soon as payment was suspended.
readilyadverbUS /ˈredəli/
without much difficulty
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading Thousands of persons were reduced to poverty; and one in particular had blown out his brains as soon as payment was suspended.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading With these I sought the tavern, and, ordering some breakfast, sat down to study the "Huddlestone Failure."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading With these I sought the tavern, and, ordering some breakfast, sat down to study the "Huddlestone Failure."
somewhatadverbUS /ˈsʌmˈwʌt/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Thousands of persons were reduced to poverty; and one in particular had blown out his brains as soon as payment was suspended.
soughtadjectiveUS /sɔːt/
that is looked for
From this reading With these I sought the tavern, and, ordering some breakfast, sat down to study the "Huddlestone Failure."
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
studynounUS /ˈstʌdi/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading With these I sought the tavern, and, ordering some breakfast, sat down to study the "Huddlestone Failure."
suitablyadverbUS /ˈsuːtəbli/
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading Thousands of persons were reduced to poverty; and one in particular had blown out his brains as soon as payment was suspended.
tavernnounUS /ˈtævərn/
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading With these I sought the tavern, and, ordering some breakfast, sat down to study the "Huddlestone Failure."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With these I sought the tavern, and, ordering some breakfast, sat down to study the "Huddlestone Failure."
ThousandsnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndz/
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Thousands of persons were reduced to poverty; and one in particular had blown out his brains as soon as payment was suspended.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had dressed myself somewhat more suitably to my station in life, and at once called upon the minister in his little manse beside the graveyard.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It had been, it appeared, a very flagrant case.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thousands of persons were reduced to poverty; and one in particular had blown out his brains as soon as payment was suspended.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading He knew me, although it was more than nine years since we had met; and when I told him that I had been long upon a walking tour, and was behind with the news, readily lent me an armful of newspapers, dating from a month back to the day before.
