adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
a-piece
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
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 I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
amendingverbUS /əˈmendɪŋ/
-ing form of “amend” — make amendments to
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
AssemblynounUS /əˈsembli/
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
Cat-Act
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From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
Cat-Growing
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From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
cat-heads
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From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
catsnounUS /kæts/
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
clausenounUS /klɔːz/
(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
eighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
enactmentsnounUS /ˌeˈnæktmənts/
plural of “enactment” — the passing of a law by a legislative body
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
epochnounUS /ˈepək/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
fourpencenoun
a former English silver coin worth four pennies
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
infestedverbUS /ˌɪnˈfestɪd/
past form of “infest” — invade in great numbers
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
lawnounUS /lɔː/
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
LegislaturenounUS /ˈledʒəsleɪtʃər/
persons who make or amend or repeal laws
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
lucrativeadjectiveUS /ˈluːkrətɪv/
producing a sizeable profit
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
mainadjectiveUS /meɪn/
most important element
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
memorableadjectiveUS /ˈmemərəbəl/
worth remembering
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
numerously
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From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
offeredverbUS /ˈɔːfərd/
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
originaladjectiveUS /ərˈɪdʒənəl/
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
petitionnounUS /pəˈtɪʃən/
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
premiumnounUS /ˈpriːmiəm/
payment for insurance
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
respectablyadverbUS /riˈspektəbli/
to a tolerably worthy extent
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
SenatenounUS /ˈsenət/
assembly possessing high legislative powers
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
sessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
signedadjectiveUS /saɪnd/
having a handwritten signature
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
speculationnounUS /ˌspekjəˈleɪʃən/
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
substituteverbUS /ˈsʌbstətuːt/
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
succeededverbUS /səkˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
tailsnounUS /teɪlz/
formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading I have found that a most pleasant and lucrative business, and, really, no trouble at all.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading My eighth and last speculation has been in the Cat-Growing way.
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 The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
well-informedadjective
possessing sound knowledge
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
wholesomeadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊlsəm/
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading The Assembly, at this epoch, was unusually well-informed, and, having passed many other wise and wholesome enactments, it crowned all with the Cat-Act.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The country, it is well known, has become infested with cats—so much so of late, that a petition for relief, most numerously and respectably signed, was brought before the Legislature at its late memorable session.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading In its original form, this law offered a premium for cat-heads (fourpence a-piece), but the Senate succeeded in amending the main clause, so as to substitute the word “tails” for “heads.”
