Chapter 7 of The Mislaid Uncle is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Mislaid Uncle is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOY FROM NEXT DOOR. The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises. He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer. “Good morning, Mr. Smith.” “Morning.
Chapter 7 of The Mislaid Uncle is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading “He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.”
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading “The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.”
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading “He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.”
plural of “enterprise” — a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading “The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.”
possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
From this reading “He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.”
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading “The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.”
In this reading “The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.”
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.”
In this reading “The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.”
at or in or to the adjacent residence
In this reading “THE BOY FROM NEXT DOOR.”
In this reading “He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOY FROM NEXT DOOR.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE BOY FROM NEXT DOOR.
put on clothes
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
plural of “enterprise” — a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE BOY FROM NEXT DOOR.
possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good morning, Mr. Smith.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
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 The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Good morning, Mr. Smith.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE BOY FROM NEXT DOOR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
on the contrary
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOY FROM NEXT DOOR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
someone who visits
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The unwelcome visitor was a Mr. Wakeman, confidential clerk and business manager, under Mr. Smith, of that gentleman’s many vast enterprises.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He was an alert young man, rather jaunty of dress and manner, and almost too eager to please his employer.
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