adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Squire Norman and Dr. An Wolf had been chums at Trinity, Cambridge, and the boyish friendship had ripened and lasted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Squire Norman and Dr. An Wolf had been chums at Trinity, Cambridge, and the boyish friendship had ripened and lasted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Squire Norman and Dr. An Wolf had been chums at Trinity, Cambridge, and the boyish friendship had ripened and lasted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Squire Norman and Dr. An Wolf had been chums at Trinity, Cambridge, and the boyish friendship had ripened and lasted.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The days had not come, nor were they ever likely to come, for the making of a railway between the two places.
boyishadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪɪʃ/
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading Squire Norman and Dr. An Wolf had been chums at Trinity, Cambridge, and the boyish friendship had ripened and lasted.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thirty miles is not a great distance for railway travel; but it is a long drive.
CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading Squire Norman and Dr. An Wolf had been chums at Trinity, Cambridge, and the boyish friendship had ripened and lasted.
Carstone
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From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
chumsnounUS /tʃʌmz/
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Squire Norman and Dr. An Wolf had been chums at Trinity, Cambridge, and the boyish friendship had ripened and lasted.
clericaladjectiveUS /ˈklerəkəl/
of or relating to clerks
From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The days had not come, nor were they ever likely to come, for the making of a railway between the two places.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The days had not come, nor were they ever likely to come, for the making of a railway between the two places.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Thirty miles is not a great distance for railway travel; but it is a long drive.
Dr
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From this reading Squire Norman and Dr. An Wolf had been chums at Trinity, Cambridge, and the boyish friendship had ripened and lasted.
driveverbUS /draɪv/
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Thirty miles is not a great distance for railway travel; but it is a long drive.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading The days had not come, nor were they ever likely to come, for the making of a railway between the two places.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thirty miles is not a great distance for railway travel; but it is a long drive.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
friendshipnounUS /ˈfrendʃɪp/
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading Squire Norman and Dr. An Wolf had been chums at Trinity, Cambridge, and the boyish friendship had ripened and lasted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading For a good many years the two men had met in renewal of their old University days.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Thirty miles is not a great distance for railway travel; but it is a long drive.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a good many years the two men had met in renewal of their old University days.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thirty miles is not a great distance for railway travel; but it is a long drive.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thirty miles is not a great distance for railway travel; but it is a long drive.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading Squire Norman and Dr. An Wolf had been chums at Trinity, Cambridge, and the boyish friendship had ripened and lasted.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading The days had not come, nor were they ever likely to come, for the making of a railway between the two places.
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 Thirty miles is not a great distance for railway travel; but it is a long drive.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The days had not come, nor were they ever likely to come, for the making of a railway between the two places.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading For a good many years the two men had met in renewal of their old University days.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading For a good many years the two men had met in renewal of their old University days.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading For a good many years the two men had met in renewal of their old University days.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The days had not come, nor were they ever likely to come, for the making of a railway between the two places.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
Normanstand
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From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thirty miles is not a great distance for railway travel; but it is a long drive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading For a good many years the two men had met in renewal of their old University days.
placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The days had not come, nor were they ever likely to come, for the making of a railway between the two places.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Thirty miles is not a great distance for railway travel; but it is a long drive.
rectorynounUS /ˈrektəri/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
renewalnounUS /rɪˈnuːəl/
the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
From this reading For a good many years the two men had met in renewal of their old University days.
ripenedadjectiveUS /ˈraɪpənd/
of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (“aged” pronounced as one syllable)
From this reading Squire Norman and Dr. An Wolf had been chums at Trinity, Cambridge, and the boyish friendship had ripened and lasted.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
SquirenounUS /skwaɪr/
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days had not come, nor were they ever likely to come, for the making of a railway between the two places.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For a good many years the two men had met in renewal of their old University days.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The days had not come, nor were they ever likely to come, for the making of a railway between the two places.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The days had not come, nor were they ever likely to come, for the making of a railway between the two places.
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Thirty miles is not a great distance for railway travel; but it is a long drive.
TrinitynounUS /ˈtrɪnəti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Squire Norman and Dr. An Wolf had been chums at Trinity, Cambridge, and the boyish friendship had ripened and lasted.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The days had not come, nor were they ever likely to come, for the making of a railway between the two places.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading For a good many years the two men had met in renewal of their old University days.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days had not come, nor were they ever likely to come, for the making of a railway between the two places.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Squire Norman had a clerical friend whose rectory of Carstone lay some thirty miles from Normanstand.
WolfnounUS /wʊlf/
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Squire Norman and Dr. An Wolf had been chums at Trinity, Cambridge, and the boyish friendship had ripened and lasted.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading For a good many years the two men had met in renewal of their old University days.
