accomplishmentnounUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃmənt/
the action of accomplishing something
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
Aniseed's
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From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
aristocraticallyadverb
in an aristocratic manner
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everybody at Plusham played croquet, and none badly.
attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
badlyadverbUS /ˈbædli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Everybody at Plusham played croquet, and none badly.
ballnounUS /bɔːl/
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
castlesnounUS /ˈkæsəlz/
plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
croquetverbUS /kroʊˈkeɪ/
drive away by hitting with one's ball
From this reading Everybody at Plusham played croquet, and none badly.
damagingadjectiveUS /ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ/
(sometimes followed by “to”) causing harm or injury
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
estatesnounUS /ɪˈsteɪts/
plural of “estate” — everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody at Plusham played croquet, and none badly.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
famousadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪməs/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
fifteennounUS /fɪfˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
immenselyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmensli/
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading Lothaw was immensely rich.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
joinverbUS /dʒɔɪn/
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
limpedverbUS /lɪmpt/
past form of “limp” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
Lothaw
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From this reading Lothaw was immensely rich.
NextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Everybody at Plusham played croquet, and none badly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Everybody at Plusham played croquet, and none badly.
Plusham
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From this reading Everybody at Plusham played croquet, and none badly.
possessornounUS /pəˈzesər/
a person who owns something
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading Lothaw was immensely rich.
seriouslyadverbUS /ˈsɪriəsli/
in a serious manner
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
shooting-boxes
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From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
tightadjectiveUS /taɪt/
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
villasnounUS /ˈvɪləz/
plural of “villa” — Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lothaw was immensely rich.
wealthnounUS /welθ/
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Next to their purity of blood and great wealth, the family were famous for this accomplishment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The possessor of seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting-boxes, and seven town houses, he had other estates of which he had not even heard.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Lothaw soon tired of the game, and after seriously damaging his aristocratically large foot in an attempt to “tight croquet” the Lady Aniseed’s ball, he limped away to join the Duchess.
