adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
acquaintancesnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
agreeableadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːəbəl/
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
amiableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪmiəbəl/
disposed to please
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He told people, not the truth, not the unpleasant thing that might help them, but what they wished to hear.
cheerfuladjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪrfəl/
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading In fact, not once in all his days had he ever thought or done a single thing except for his own comfort.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In fact, not once in all his days had he ever thought or done a single thing except for his own comfort.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading In fact, not once in all his days had he ever thought or done a single thing except for his own comfort.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading In fact, not once in all his days had he ever thought or done a single thing except for his own comfort.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading In fact, not once in all his days had he ever thought or done a single thing except for his own comfort.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, not once in all his days had he ever thought or done a single thing except for his own comfort.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In fact, not once in all his days had he ever thought or done a single thing except for his own comfort.
fraudnounUS /frɔːd/
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
generousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəs/
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
good-naturedadjective
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
GOWER
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
hatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
healthyadjectiveUS /ˈhelθi/
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading He told people, not the truth, not the unpleasant thing that might help them, but what they wished to hear.
helpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
HENRYnounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, not once in all his days had he ever thought or done a single thing except for his own comfort.
incapableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
lifelongadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪˈflɔːŋ/
continuing through life
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
meannessnounUS /ˈmiːnnəs/
the quality of being deliberately mean
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He told people, not the truth, not the unpleasant thing that might help them, but what they wished to hear.
moodnounUS /muːd/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
neighborsnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In fact, not once in all his days had he ever thought or done a single thing except for his own comfort.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading In fact, not once in all his days had he ever thought or done a single thing except for his own comfort.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In fact, not once in all his days had he ever thought or done a single thing except for his own comfort.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading In fact, not once in all his days had he ever thought or done a single thing except for his own comfort.
sixty-oneadjective
being one more than sixty
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
suspectedadjectiveUS /səˈspektɪd/
believed likely
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told people, not the truth, not the unpleasant thing that might help them, but what they wished to hear.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading In fact, not once in all his days had he ever thought or done a single thing except for his own comfort.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading In fact, not once in all his days had he ever thought or done a single thing except for his own comfort.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told people, not the truth, not the unpleasant thing that might help them, but what they wished to hear.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading He told people, not the truth, not the unpleasant thing that might help them, but what they wished to hear.
unpleasantadjectiveUS /ənˈplezənt/
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading He told people, not the truth, not the unpleasant thing that might help them, but what they wished to hear.
warm-hearted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Like all intensely selfish people who are wise, he was cheerful and amiable, because that was the way to be healthy and happy and to have those around one agreeable and in the mood to do what one wished them to do.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading With the world, with his acquaintances and neighbors, with his wife and son and daughter, he passed as a generous, warm-hearted, good-natured man, ready at all times to do anything to help anybody, incapable of envy or hatred or meanness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading HENRY GOWER was dead at sixty-one--the end of a lifelong fraud which never had been suspected, and never would be.
