1891
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From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
1892
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
advisedadjectiveUS /ædˈvaɪzd/
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading I told him that as a clerk he would never be worth more to us, and advised him to start as a broker, which he did.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My senior clerk, George Norman, had been in my employ for eleven years, coming to me as an office-boy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My senior clerk, George Norman, had been in my employ for eleven years, coming to me as an office-boy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I told him that as a clerk he would never be worth more to us, and advised him to start as a broker, which he did.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My senior clerk, George Norman, had been in my employ for eleven years, coming to me as an office-boy.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
brokernounUS /ˈbroʊkər/
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
From this reading I told him that as a clerk he would never be worth more to us, and advised him to start as a broker, which he did.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
clerknounUS /klɜːrk/
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading My senior clerk, George Norman, had been in my employ for eleven years, coming to me as an office-boy.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading My senior clerk, George Norman, had been in my employ for eleven years, coming to me as an office-boy.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading Business continued satisfactory, my profits running up to within a few thousand dollars of the previous year.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I told him that as a clerk he would never be worth more to us, and advised him to start as a broker, which he did.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
dollarsnounUS /ˈdɑːlərz/
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Business continued satisfactory, my profits running up to within a few thousand dollars of the previous year.
elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/
being one more than ten
From this reading My senior clerk, George Norman, had been in my employ for eleven years, coming to me as an office-boy.
employverbUS /emˈplɔɪ/
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading My senior clerk, George Norman, had been in my employ for eleven years, coming to me as an office-boy.
essentiallyadverbUS /eˈsenʃəli/
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Business continued satisfactory, my profits running up to within a few thousand dollars of the previous year.
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading His salary was now twelve hundred and fifty dollars.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My senior clerk, George Norman, had been in my employ for eleven years, coming to me as an office-boy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading My senior clerk, George Norman, had been in my employ for eleven years, coming to me as an office-boy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My senior clerk, George Norman, had been in my employ for eleven years, coming to me as an office-boy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I told him that as a clerk he would never be worth more to us, and advised him to start as a broker, which he did.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him that as a clerk he would never be worth more to us, and advised him to start as a broker, which he did.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His salary was now twelve hundred and fifty dollars.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading His salary was now twelve hundred and fifty dollars.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told him that as a clerk he would never be worth more to us, and advised him to start as a broker, which he did.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My senior clerk, George Norman, had been in my employ for eleven years, coming to me as an office-boy.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I told him that as a clerk he would never be worth more to us, and advised him to start as a broker, which he did.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I told him that as a clerk he would never be worth more to us, and advised him to start as a broker, which he did.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading My senior clerk, George Norman, had been in my employ for eleven years, coming to me as an office-boy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading His salary was now twelve hundred and fifty dollars.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
office-boy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My senior clerk, George Norman, had been in my employ for eleven years, coming to me as an office-boy.
previousadjectiveUS /ˈpriːviəs/
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Business continued satisfactory, my profits running up to within a few thousand dollars of the previous year.
profitsnounUS /ˈprɑːfɪts/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading Business continued satisfactory, my profits running up to within a few thousand dollars of the previous year.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Business continued satisfactory, my profits running up to within a few thousand dollars of the previous year.
salarynounUS /ˈsæləri/
something that remunerates
From this reading His salary was now twelve hundred and fifty dollars.
satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/
giving satisfaction
From this reading Business continued satisfactory, my profits running up to within a few thousand dollars of the previous year.
senioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading My senior clerk, George Norman, had been in my employ for eleven years, coming to me as an office-boy.
sociallyadverbUS /ˈsoʊʃəli/
by or with respect to society
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I told him that as a clerk he would never be worth more to us, and advised him to start as a broker, which he did.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Business continued satisfactory, my profits running up to within a few thousand dollars of the previous year.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Business continued satisfactory, my profits running up to within a few thousand dollars of the previous year.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Business continued satisfactory, my profits running up to within a few thousand dollars of the previous year.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told him that as a clerk he would never be worth more to us, and advised him to start as a broker, which he did.
twelvenounUS /twelv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading His salary was now twelve hundred and fifty dollars.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Business continued satisfactory, my profits running up to within a few thousand dollars of the previous year.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him that as a clerk he would never be worth more to us, and advised him to start as a broker, which he did.
VOUCHERnounUS /ˈvaʊtʃər/
someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A VOUCHER My life, both in business and socially, in 1892 was not essentially different from that of 1891.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I told him that as a clerk he would never be worth more to us, and advised him to start as a broker, which he did.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Business continued satisfactory, my profits running up to within a few thousand dollars of the previous year.
worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading I told him that as a clerk he would never be worth more to us, and advised him to start as a broker, which he did.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I told him that as a clerk he would never be worth more to us, and advised him to start as a broker, which he did.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Business continued satisfactory, my profits running up to within a few thousand dollars of the previous year.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading My senior clerk, George Norman, had been in my employ for eleven years, coming to me as an office-boy.
