used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had inherited money, married a half-sister of Commodore Waugh for money, and made money.
acresnounUS /ˈeɪkərz/
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
From this reading Year by year, from youth to age, adding thousands to thousands, acres to acres; until now, at the age of ninety-five, he was the master of incalculable riches.
addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Year by year, from youth to age, adding thousands to thousands, acres to acres; until now, at the age of ninety-five, he was the master of incalculable riches.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
how long something has existed
From this reading Year by year, from youth to age, adding thousands to thousands, acres to acres; until now, at the age of ninety-five, he was the master of incalculable riches.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Year by year, from youth to age, adding thousands to thousands, acres to acres; until now, at the age of ninety-five, he was the master of incalculable riches.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
claimedverbUS /kleɪmd/
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
CommodorenounUS /ˈkɑːmədɔːr/
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
From this reading He had inherited money, married a half-sister of Commodore Waugh for money, and made money.
delightfulness
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From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
DELL-DELIGHT
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From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
deservedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrvd/
properly deserved
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
enchantingadjectiveUS /enˈtʃæntɪŋ/
capturing interest as if by a spell
From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
euphoniousadjective
having a pleasant sound
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had inherited money, married a half-sister of Commodore Waugh for money, and made money.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Year by year, from youth to age, adding thousands to thousands, acres to acres; until now, at the age of ninety-five, he was the master of incalculable riches.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Mr. Willcoxen was one of those whose god is Mammon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had inherited money, married a half-sister of Commodore Waugh for money, and made money.
half-sisternoun
a sister who has only one parent in common with you
From this reading He had inherited money, married a half-sister of Commodore Waugh for money, and made money.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had inherited money, married a half-sister of Commodore Waugh for money, and made money.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
incalculableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkælkjələbəl/
not able to be computed or enumerated
From this reading Year by year, from youth to age, adding thousands to thousands, acres to acres; until now, at the age of ninety-five, he was the master of incalculable riches.
inheritedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈherətɪd/
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
From this reading He had inherited money, married a half-sister of Commodore Waugh for money, and made money.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Willcoxen was one of those whose god is Mammon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
lineagenounUS /ˈlɪniədʒ/
the descendants of one individual
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
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 DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had inherited money, married a half-sister of Commodore Waugh for money, and made money.
Mammonnoun
wealth regarded as an evil influence
From this reading Mr. Willcoxen was one of those whose god is Mammon.
joined in matrimony
From this reading He had inherited money, married a half-sister of Commodore Waugh for money, and made money.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Year by year, from youth to age, adding thousands to thousands, acres to acres; until now, at the age of ninety-five, he was the master of incalculable riches.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He had inherited money, married a half-sister of Commodore Waugh for money, and made money.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Willcoxen was one of those whose god is Mammon.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
ninety-fiveadjective
being five more than ninety
From this reading Year by year, from youth to age, adding thousands to thousands, acres to acres; until now, at the age of ninety-five, he was the master of incalculable riches.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Willcoxen was one of those whose god is Mammon.
on one occasion
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Willcoxen was one of those whose god is Mammon.
ownersnounUS /ˈoʊnərz/
plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
purelyadverbUS /ˈpjʊrli/
restricted to something
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
richesnounUS /ˈrɪtʃəz/
an abundance of material possessions and resources
From this reading Year by year, from youth to age, adding thousands to thousands, acres to acres; until now, at the age of ninety-five, he was the master of incalculable riches.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
sojournnounUS /ˈsoʊdʒərn/
a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mr. Willcoxen was one of those whose god is Mammon.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Year by year, from youth to age, adding thousands to thousands, acres to acres; until now, at the age of ninety-five, he was the master of incalculable riches.
Thurston
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From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
traditionaladjectiveUS /trəˈdɪʃənəl/
consisting of or derived from tradition
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Year by year, from youth to age, adding thousands to thousands, acres to acres; until now, at the age of ninety-five, he was the master of incalculable riches.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The place, Dell-Delight, might once have deserved its euphonious and charming name; now, however, its delightfulness was as purely traditional as the royal lineage claimed by its owners.
WaughnounUS /wɔː/
English author of satirical novels (1903-1966)
From this reading He had inherited money, married a half-sister of Commodore Waugh for money, and made money.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
belonging to which person
From this reading Mr. Willcoxen was one of those whose god is Mammon.
Willcoxen
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From this reading DELL-DELIGHT It should have been an enchanting home to which Thurston Willcoxen returned after his long sojourn in Europe.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Year by year, from youth to age, adding thousands to thousands, acres to acres; until now, at the age of ninety-five, he was the master of incalculable riches.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Year by year, from youth to age, adding thousands to thousands, acres to acres; until now, at the age of ninety-five, he was the master of incalculable riches.
