AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What has come of Major Dobbin, whose cab was always hankering about her premises?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading How is Mrs. Amelia after the storm of Waterloo?
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading What has come of Major Dobbin, whose cab was always hankering about her premises?
AmelianounUS /əˈmiːljə/
congenital absence of an arm or leg
From this reading How is Mrs. Amelia after the storm of Waterloo?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And is there any news of the Collector of Boggley Wollah?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
Boggley
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From this reading And is there any news of the Collector of Boggley Wollah?
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading What has come of Major Dobbin, whose cab was always hankering about her premises?
CollectornounUS /kəˈlektər/
a person who collects things
From this reading And is there any news of the Collector of Boggley Wollah?
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading What has come of Major Dobbin, whose cab was always hankering about her premises?
DobbinnounUS /ˈdɑːbɪn/
a quiet plodding workhorse
From this reading What has come of Major Dobbin, whose cab was always hankering about her premises?
FamilynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
Fulham
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From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
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 A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
hankeringnounUS /ˈhæŋkərɪŋ/
a yearning for something or to do something
From this reading What has come of Major Dobbin, whose cab was always hankering about her premises?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What has come of Major Dobbin, whose cab was always hankering about her premises?
How
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From this reading How is Mrs. Amelia after the storm of Waterloo?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
inquiriesnounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪəriz/
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is Mrs. Amelia after the storm of Waterloo?
Knightsbridge
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From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Is she living and thriving?
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading What has come of Major Dobbin, whose cab was always hankering about her premises?
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading How is Mrs. Amelia after the storm of Waterloo?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading And is there any news of the Collector of Boggley Wollah?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How is Mrs. Amelia after the storm of Waterloo?
OsbornenounUS /ˈɔːzbɔːrn/
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
premisesnounUS /ˈpreməsəz/
land and the buildings on it
From this reading What has come of Major Dobbin, whose cab was always hankering about her premises?
regardingverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is she living and thriving?
SmalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
stormverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading How is Mrs. Amelia after the storm of Waterloo?
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How is Mrs. Amelia after the storm of Waterloo?
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
thrivingadjectiveUS /ˈθraɪvɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading Is she living and thriving?
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What has come of Major Dobbin, whose cab was always hankering about her premises?
WaterloonounUS /ˈwɔːtərluː/
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading How is Mrs. Amelia after the storm of Waterloo?
WaynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What has come of Major Dobbin, whose cab was always hankering about her premises?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading What has come of Major Dobbin, whose cab was always hankering about her premises?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A Family in a Very Small Way We must suppose little George Osborne has ridden from Knightsbridge towards Fulham, and will stop and make inquiries at that village regarding some friends whom we have left there.
Wollah
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From this reading And is there any news of the Collector of Boggley Wollah?
