adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I heard all about my godson in whom, however, I took less interest than I said I did.
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 All went well for the first part of the following half year.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
aunt'snounUS /ænts/
possessive form of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The organ was begun, and made fair progress during the first two months of the half year.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I heard all about my godson in whom, however, I took less interest than I said I did.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The organ was begun, and made fair progress during the first two months of the half year.
else
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
engrossingadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡroʊsɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
Ernest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The organ was begun, and made fair progress during the first two months of the half year.
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 Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading All went well for the first part of the following half year.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading All went well for the first part of the following half year.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All went well for the first part of the following half year.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
godsonnoun
a male godchild
From this reading I heard all about my godson in whom, however, I took less interest than I said I did.
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading All went well for the first part of the following half year.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard all about my godson in whom, however, I took less interest than I said I did.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I heard all about my godson in whom, however, I took less interest than I said I did.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading I heard all about my godson in whom, however, I took less interest than I said I did.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I heard all about my godson in whom, however, I took less interest than I said I did.
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 Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The organ was begun, and made fair progress during the first two months of the half year.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The organ was begun, and made fair progress during the first two months of the half year.
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 took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I heard all about my godson in whom, however, I took less interest than I said I did.
nuisancenounUS /ˈnuːsəns/
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All went well for the first part of the following half year.
organnounUS /ˈɔːrɡən/
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading The organ was begun, and made fair progress during the first two months of the half year.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading All went well for the first part of the following half year.
Pontifexnoun
a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
progressnounUS /ˈprɑːɡres/
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading The organ was begun, and made fair progress during the first two months of the half year.
Roughborough
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I heard all about my godson in whom, however, I took less interest than I said I did.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
stagenounUS /steɪdʒ/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
SwanverbUS /swɑːn/
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I heard all about my godson in whom, however, I took less interest than I said I did.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All went well for the first part of the following half year.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I took more interest in the stage at that time than in anything else, and as for Ernest, I found him a nuisance for engrossing so much of his aunt’s attention, and taking her so much from London.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I heard all about my godson in whom, however, I took less interest than I said I did.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The organ was begun, and made fair progress during the first two months of the half year.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The organ was begun, and made fair progress during the first two months of the half year.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading All went well for the first part of the following half year.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading All went well for the first part of the following half year.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Miss Pontifex spent the greater part of her holidays in London, and I also saw her at Roughborough, where I spent a few days, staying at the “Swan.”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I heard all about my godson in whom, however, I took less interest than I said I did.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading All went well for the first part of the following half year.
