adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
acquaintancenounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
another's
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From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
apparentlyadverbUS /əˈperəntli/
from appearances alone
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
Asile
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From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
buildingnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
connectionnounUS /kəˈnekʃən/
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
earnverbUS /ɜːrn/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
friarsnounUS /ˈfraɪərz/
plural of “friar” — a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
How
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From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
impossibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
interveningadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈviːnɪŋ/
occurring or falling between events or points in time
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
MarseillesnounUS /mɑːrˈsaɪləs/
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
neededadjectiveUS /ˈniːdəd/
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
Nichols
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From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
Nuit
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From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
papersnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
paupernounUS /ˈpɔːpər/
a person who is very poor
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
providedverbUS /prəˈvaɪdɪd/
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
resourcesnounUS /ˈriːsɔːrsɪz/
plural of “resource” — available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
StricklandnounUS /ˈstrɪklənd/
United States architect and student of Latrobe (1787-1854)
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
strikeverbUS /straɪk/
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
sumnounUS /sʌm/
a quantity of money
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
vagabondnounUS /ˈvæɡəbɑːnd/
anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
variousadjectiveUS /ˈveriəs/
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading I have tried to put some connection into the various things Captain Nichols told me about Strickland, and I here set them down in the best order I can.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading How he had passed the intervening months I do not know, but life must have been very hard, for Captain Nichols saw him first in the Asile de Nuit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a strike at Marseilles at the time, and Strickland, having come to the end of his resources, had apparently found it impossible to earn the small sum he needed to keep body and soul together.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They made one another’s acquaintance during the latter part of the winter following my last meeting with Strickland in Paris.
workingmen
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From this reading The Asile de Nuit is a large stone building where pauper and vagabond may get a bed for a week, provided their papers are in order and they can persuade the friars in charge that they are workingmen.
