adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading It would, of course, be necessary for him to return to Mississippi to live, and he had to close up his affairs in New York.
AlsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading Also he wished to fit himself for the work of superintending a railroad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Montague returned to New York and plunged into his work.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would, of course, be necessary for him to return to Mississippi to live, and he had to close up his affairs in New York.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It would, of course, be necessary for him to return to Mississippi to live, and he had to close up his affairs in New York.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It would, of course, be necessary for him to return to Mississippi to live, and he had to close up his affairs in New York.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Meantime there was no lack of work for him to do.
electionnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
fitverbUS /fɪt/
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Also he wished to fit himself for the work of superintending a railroad.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would, of course, be necessary for him to return to Mississippi to live, and he had to close up his affairs in New York.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Meantime there was no lack of work for him to do.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Also he wished to fit himself for the work of superintending a railroad.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Montague returned to New York and plunged into his work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would, of course, be necessary for him to return to Mississippi to live, and he had to close up his affairs in New York.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Montague returned to New York and plunged into his work.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would, of course, be necessary for him to return to Mississippi to live, and he had to close up his affairs in New York.
lacknounUS /læk/
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Meantime there was no lack of work for him to do.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It would, of course, be necessary for him to return to Mississippi to live, and he had to close up his affairs in New York.
MeantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading Meantime there was no lack of work for him to do.
MississippinounUS /ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi/
a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
Montague
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From this reading Montague returned to New York and plunged into his work.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/
absolutely essential
From this reading It would, of course, be necessary for him to return to Mississippi to live, and he had to close up his affairs in New York.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Montague returned to New York and plunged into his work.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Meantime there was no lack of work for him to do.
NorthernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
plungedverbUS /plʌndʒd/
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Montague returned to New York and plunged into his work.
presidentnounUS /ˈprezədent/
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Also he wished to fit himself for the work of superintending a railroad.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It would, of course, be necessary for him to return to Mississippi to live, and he had to close up his affairs in New York.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Montague returned to New York and plunged into his work.
scheduledadjectiveUS /ˈskedʒʊld/
planned or scheduled for some certain time or times
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
superintending
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Also he wished to fit himself for the work of superintending a railroad.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Meantime there was no lack of work for him to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Montague returned to New York and plunged into his work.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It would, of course, be necessary for him to return to Mississippi to live, and he had to close up his affairs in New York.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The election at which he was scheduled to become president of the Northern Mississippi was not to come off for a month.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Also he wished to fit himself for the work of superintending a railroad.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Montague returned to New York and plunged into his work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would, of course, be necessary for him to return to Mississippi to live, and he had to close up his affairs in New York.
YorknounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Montague returned to New York and plunged into his work.
