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From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Thomas was in unusually good humour, for he had not broken down, and thought he had crowned himself with glory.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The trial, to be sure, was not very severe.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
BroadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
BROAD'SnounUS /brɔːdz/
possessive form of “broad” — slang term for a woman
From this reading THE REVEREND THOMAS BROAD’S EXPOSITION OF ROMANS VIII.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Mr. Thomas was in unusually good humour, for he had not broken down, and thought he had crowned himself with glory.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
Coleman
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
collegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading Mr. Thomas was in unusually good humour, for he had not broken down, and thought he had crowned himself with glory.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mr. Thomas was in unusually good humour, for he had not broken down, and thought he had crowned himself with glory.
EssexnounUS /ˈesɪks/
a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
EXPOSITIONnounUS /ˌekspəˈzɪʃən/
a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
From this reading THE REVEREND THOMAS BROAD’S EXPOSITION OF ROMANS VIII.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
flatadjectiveUS /flæt/
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Thomas was in unusually good humour, for he had not broken down, and thought he had crowned himself with glory.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/
a state of high honor
From this reading Mr. Thomas was in unusually good humour, for he had not broken down, and thought he had crowned himself with glory.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Mr. Thomas was in unusually good humour, for he had not broken down, and thought he had crowned himself with glory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Thomas was in unusually good humour, for he had not broken down, and thought he had crowned himself with glory.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/
a social unit living together
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
humournounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Mr. Thomas was in unusually good humour, for he had not broken down, and thought he had crowned himself with glory.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
north-easterly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Thomas was in unusually good humour, for he had not broken down, and thought he had crowned himself with glory.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REVEREND THOMAS BROAD’S EXPOSITION OF ROMANS VIII.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
preachedverbUS /priːtʃt/
past form of “preach” — deliver a sermon
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
regionsnounUS /ˈriːdʒənz/
plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
REVERENDnounUS /ˈrevərənd/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading THE REVEREND THOMAS BROAD’S EXPOSITION OF ROMANS VIII.
ROMANSnounUS /ˈroʊmənz/
a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
From this reading THE REVEREND THOMAS BROAD’S EXPOSITION OF ROMANS VIII.
sermonnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
severeadjectiveUS /səˈvɪr/
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading The trial, to be sure, was not very severe.
somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/
in or at or to some place
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
SUCHdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading The trial, to be sure, was not very severe.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REVEREND THOMAS BROAD’S EXPOSITION OF ROMANS VIII.
THOMASnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading THE REVEREND THOMAS BROAD’S EXPOSITION OF ROMANS VIII.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mr. Thomas was in unusually good humour, for he had not broken down, and thought he had crowned himself with glory.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trial, to be sure, was not very severe.
trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading The trial, to be sure, was not very severe.
twelvenounUS /twelv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading Mr. Thomas was in unusually good humour, for he had not broken down, and thought he had crowned himself with glory.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The trial, to be sure, was not very severe.
VIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading THE REVEREND THOMAS BROAD’S EXPOSITION OF ROMANS VIII.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading He had preached his first sermon on the Sunday before, in a village about twelve miles from London in a north-easterly direction, somewhere in the flat regions of Essex.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 7 SUCH was the Coleman household when Mr. Thomas Broad called one fine Monday afternoon about three months after he had been at college.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Thomas was in unusually good humour, for he had not broken down, and thought he had crowned himself with glory.
