adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
affirmednounUS /əˈfɜːrmd/
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This lad was an only child.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
BishopnounUS /ˈbɪʃəp/
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But I quite lost sight of him.'
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading This lad was an only child.
contentnounUS /ˈkɑːntent/
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
contractedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntræktəd/
reduced in size or pulled together
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
curatenounUS /ˈkjʊrət/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
economynounUS /ɪˈkɑːnəmi/
the system of production and distribution and consumption
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
educateverbUS /ˈedʒəkeɪt/
give an education to
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
erraticadjectiveUS /ɪˈrætɪk/
liable to sudden unpredictable change
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
farmernounUS /ˈfɑːrmər/
a person who operates a farm
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
gentrynounUS /ˈdʒentri/
the most powerful members of a society
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'But I quite lost sight of him.'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'But I quite lost sight of him.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
independentadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/
free from external control and constraint
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
ladnounUS /læd/
a boy or man
From this reading This lad was an only child.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading 'But I quite lost sight of him.'
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading This lad was an only child.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
parsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
providedverbUS /prəˈvaɪdɪd/
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
quarrelled
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading 'But I quite lost sight of him.'
rashlyadverb
in a hasty and foolhardy manner
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
resumedverbUS /rɪˈzuːmd/
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading 'But I quite lost sight of him.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
sufficientlyadverbUS /səˈfɪʃəntli/
to a sufficient degree
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
talentnounUS /ˈtælənt/
natural abilities or qualities
From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
tastesnounUS /teɪsts/
plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
tendenciesnounUS /ˈtendənsiz/
plural of “tendency” — an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This lad was an only child.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
vicarnounUS /ˈvɪkər/
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
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 There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
