adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “That would be very right,” Catherine answered.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading That will interest him more than anything else you can tell him.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That would be very right,” Catherine answered.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading “I ought not in that case to have a farthing of your money.”
CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading “That would be very right,” Catherine answered.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading “My dear child,” the Doctor observed, laughing, “your simplicity is touching.
consentnounUS /kənˈsent/
permission to do something
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear child,” the Doctor observed, laughing, “your simplicity is touching.
DoctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “My dear child,” the Doctor observed, laughing, “your simplicity is touching.
don't
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From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
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From this reading That will interest him more than anything else you can tell him.”
farthingnounUS /ˈfɑːrðɪŋ/
a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I ought not in that case to have a farthing of your money.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I ought not in that case to have a farthing of your money.”
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading That will interest him more than anything else you can tell him.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “My dear child,” the Doctor observed, laughing, “your simplicity is touching.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
marryverbUS /ˈmeri/
take in marriage
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That will interest him more than anything else you can tell him.”
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I ought not in that case to have a farthing of your money.”
observedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “My dear child,” the Doctor observed, laughing, “your simplicity is touching.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I ought not in that case to have a farthing of your money.”
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading “That would be very right,” Catherine answered.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
simplicitynounUS /sɪmˈplɪsəti/
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading “My dear child,” the Doctor observed, laughing, “your simplicity is touching.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That will interest him more than anything else you can tell him.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My dear child,” the Doctor observed, laughing, “your simplicity is touching.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I ought not in that case to have a farthing of your money.”
touchingadjectiveUS /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/
arousing affect
From this reading “My dear child,” the Doctor observed, laughing, “your simplicity is touching.
TownsendnounUS /ˈtaʊnzənd/
United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “That would be very right,” Catherine answered.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That will interest him more than anything else you can tell him.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That would be very right,” Catherine answered.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There is one thing you can tell Mr. Townsend when you see him again,” he said: “that if you marry without my consent, I don’t leave you a farthing of money.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I ought not in that case to have a farthing of your money.”
