Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
basin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
bridge
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
brow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
Canal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
common
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
connecting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
crammed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
Crimée
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
cunning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
current
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
de
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
deep
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
dinted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
dirtier
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
down
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
dulled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
ears
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
Elbows
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
eleven
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
even
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
features
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
flowing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
foot-bridge
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
forenoon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
gazing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
hand-rail
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
hat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
Heedless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
huge
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was M. Moche.
l'Ourcq
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
La
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
looked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
M
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was M. Moche.
man
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
man's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
mirror
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
Moche
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was M. Moche.
narrow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
old
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
passing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
pensively
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
position
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
reflected
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
resting
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
Rue
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
Saint-Fargeau
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
SCHEMES
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
sections
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
separating
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
serious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
SHADY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
sluice-gates
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
taken
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
thought
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
thrown
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
topper
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
two
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
usual
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
usurer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
Villette
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was M. Moche.
water
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHADY SCHEMES Elbows resting on the hand-rail of the bridge, a man stood gazing down pensively at the flowing water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was eleven in the forenoon when the usurer of the Rue Saint-Fargeau had taken up his position on the foot-bridge thrown across the narrow sluice-gates separating the basin of La Villette from the Canal de l’Ourcq and connecting the two sections of the Rue de Crimée.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Heedless of anything passing about him, M. Moche looked down at the current, in which the man’s common, cunning features were reflected as in a mirror.
wrinkled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man was even dirtier than usual, his hat crammed down over his ears—a huge topper, all dinted and dulled; his brow was wrinkled in deep and serious thought.
