adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
advantagenounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading I certainly gained the advantage of learning my business thoroughly, but I never had my due in the matter of wages.
amplyadverbUS /ˈæmpli/
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
From this reading My second situation, however, amply compensated me for my want of luck in the first.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My master was made a bankrupt, and his servants suffered with the rest of his creditors.
bankruptverbUS /ˈbæŋkrəpt/
reduce to bankruptcy
From this reading My master was made a bankrupt, and his servants suffered with the rest of his creditors.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I certainly gained the advantage of learning my business thoroughly, but I never had my due in the matter of wages.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I certainly gained the advantage of learning my business thoroughly, but I never had my due in the matter of wages.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading I certainly gained the advantage of learning my business thoroughly, but I never had my due in the matter of wages.
compensatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpənseɪtəd/
receiving or eligible for compensation
From this reading My second situation, however, amply compensated me for my want of luck in the first.
creditorsnounUS /ˈkredɪtərz/
plural of “creditor” — a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
From this reading My master was made a bankrupt, and his servants suffered with the rest of his creditors.
dueadjectiveUS /duː/
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading I certainly gained the advantage of learning my business thoroughly, but I never had my due in the matter of wages.
enterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading I had the good fortune to enter the service of Mr. and Mrs. Norcross.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My second situation, however, amply compensated me for my want of luck in the first.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading I had the good fortune to enter the service of Mr. and Mrs. Norcross.
gainedverbUS /ɡeɪnd/
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading I certainly gained the advantage of learning my business thoroughly, but I never had my due in the matter of wages.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I had the good fortune to enter the service of Mr. and Mrs. Norcross.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I certainly gained the advantage of learning my business thoroughly, but I never had my due in the matter of wages.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My master was made a bankrupt, and his servants suffered with the rest of his creditors.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading My second situation, however, amply compensated me for my want of luck in the first.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I certainly gained the advantage of learning my business thoroughly, but I never had my due in the matter of wages.
learningnounUS /ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading I certainly gained the advantage of learning my business thoroughly, but I never had my due in the matter of wages.
lucknounUS /lʌk/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading My second situation, however, amply compensated me for my want of luck in the first.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading My master was made a bankrupt, and his servants suffered with the rest of his creditors.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading My master was made a bankrupt, and his servants suffered with the rest of his creditors.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I certainly gained the advantage of learning my business thoroughly, but I never had my due in the matter of wages.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My second situation, however, amply compensated me for my want of luck in the first.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading I had the good fortune to enter the service of Mr. and Mrs. Norcross.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I had the good fortune to enter the service of Mr. and Mrs. Norcross.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I certainly gained the advantage of learning my business thoroughly, but I never had my due in the matter of wages.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I certainly gained the advantage of learning my business thoroughly, but I never had my due in the matter of wages.
Norcross
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From this reading I had the good fortune to enter the service of Mr. and Mrs. Norcross.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I certainly gained the advantage of learning my business thoroughly, but I never had my due in the matter of wages.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
profitableadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːfətəbəl/
yielding material gain or profit
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading My master was made a bankrupt, and his servants suffered with the rest of his creditors.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading My second situation, however, amply compensated me for my want of luck in the first.
servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading My master was made a bankrupt, and his servants suffered with the rest of his creditors.
servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading My second situation, however, amply compensated me for my want of luck in the first.
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading My master was made a bankrupt, and his servants suffered with the rest of his creditors.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
thoroughlyadverbUS /ˈθɜːroʊli/
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading I certainly gained the advantage of learning my business thoroughly, but I never had my due in the matter of wages.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
wagesnounUS /ˈweɪdʒəz/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading I certainly gained the advantage of learning my business thoroughly, but I never had my due in the matter of wages.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading My second situation, however, amply compensated me for my want of luck in the first.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The first place I got when I began going out to service was not a very profitable one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My master was made a bankrupt, and his servants suffered with the rest of his creditors.
