Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The seventh was a young man who looked like Galahad and took exquisite photographs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My dears," he said, "your poor father made a dreadful botch of his affairs.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The seventh was a young man who looked like Galahad and took exquisite photographs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My dears," he said, "your poor father made a dreadful botch of his affairs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I cannot understand how some men----" "Please!" said Mary, who was the oldest.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Six of the Darlings were girls.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My dears," he said, "your poor father made a dreadful botch of his affairs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

extremely frightening or unpleasant

From this reading "My dears," he said, "your poor father made a dreadful botch of his affairs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The seventh was a young man who looked like Galahad and took exquisite photographs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The seventh was a young man who looked like Galahad and took exquisite photographs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Six of the Darlings were girls.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "My dears," he said, "your poor father made a dreadful botch of his affairs.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "My dears," he said, "your poor father made a dreadful botch of his affairs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I cannot understand how some men----" "Please!" said Mary, who was the oldest.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I cannot understand how some men----" "Please!" said Mary, who was the oldest.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The seventh was a young man who looked like Galahad and took exquisite photographs.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The seventh was a young man who looked like Galahad and took exquisite photographs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My dears," he said, "your poor father made a dreadful botch of his affairs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The seventh was a young man who looked like Galahad and took exquisite photographs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I cannot understand how some men----" "Please!" said Mary, who was the oldest.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I cannot understand how some men----" "Please!" said Mary, who was the oldest.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My dears," he said, "your poor father made a dreadful botch of his affairs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Six of the Darlings were girls.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I cannot understand how some men----" "Please!" said Mary, who was the oldest.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The seventh was a young man who looked like Galahad and took exquisite photographs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I cannot understand how some men----" "Please!" said Mary, who was the oldest.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My dears," he said, "your poor father made a dreadful botch of his affairs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The seventh was a young man who looked like Galahad and took exquisite photographs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Six of the Darlings were girls.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I cannot understand how some men----" "Please!" said Mary, who was the oldest.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Six of the Darlings were girls.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The seventh was a young man who looked like Galahad and took exquisite photographs.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I cannot understand how some men----" "Please!" said Mary, who was the oldest.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The seventh was a young man who looked like Galahad and took exquisite photographs.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Six of the Darlings were girls.

which person or people

From this reading The seventh was a young man who looked like Galahad and took exquisite photographs.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Their father had died within the month, and Mr. Gilpin, the lawyer, had just faced them, in family assembled, with the lamentable fact that they, who had been so very, very rich, were now astonishingly poor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The seventh was a young man who looked like Galahad and took exquisite photographs.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "My dears," he said, "your poor father made a dreadful botch of his affairs.