adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
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 We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Wait half an hour, then open the cell, introduce a Shakespearite and a Baconian, and let them cipher and assume.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
assumeverbUS /əˈsuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading Wait half an hour, then open the cell, introduce a Shakespearite and a Baconian, and let them cipher and assume.
Baconian
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From this reading Wait half an hour, then open the cell, introduce a Shakespearite and a Baconian, and let them cipher and assume.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The mouse is missing: the question to be decided is, where is it?
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
calculatedadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
cat-knowledge
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From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Wait half an hour, then open the cell, introduce a Shakespearite and a Baconian, and let them cipher and assume.
ciphernounUS /ˈsaɪ.fər/
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code used to conceal ancient secrets.
From this reading Wait half an hour, then open the cell, introduce a Shakespearite and a Baconian, and let them cipher and assume.
crackless
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From this reading Lock the three up in a holeless, crackless, exitless prison-cell.
culturedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌltʃərd/
marked by refinement in taste and manners
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
recognizable; marked
From this reading The mouse is missing: the question to be decided is, where is it?
educatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
eruditeadjectiveUS /ˈerədaɪt/
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
exitless
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From this reading Lock the three up in a holeless, crackless, exitless prison-cell.
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
graspverbUS /ɡræsp/
hold firmly
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Wait half an hour, then open the cell, introduce a Shakespearite and a Baconian, and let them cipher and assume.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
holeless
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From this reading Lock the three up in a holeless, crackless, exitless prison-cell.
homelyadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmli/
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Wait half an hour, then open the cell, introduce a Shakespearite and a Baconian, and let them cipher and assume.
house-fed
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From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
ignorantadjectiveUS /ˈɪɡnərənt/
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
illustrateverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪt/
clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
inexperiencedadjectiveUS /ɪnɪkˈspɪriənst/
lacking practical experience or training
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
introduceverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/
cause to come to know personally
From this reading Wait half an hour, then open the cell, introduce a Shakespearite and a Baconian, and let them cipher and assume.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The mouse is missing: the question to be decided is, where is it?
kittennounUS /ˈkɪtən/
young domestic cat
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
lap-bred
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From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
limitlessly
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From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
LockverbUS /lɑːk/
fasten with a lock
From this reading Lock the three up in a holeless, crackless, exitless prison-cell.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
memorialsnounUS /məˈmɔːriəlz/
plural of “memorial” — a recognition of meritorious service
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading The mouse is missing: the question to be decided is, where is it?
mousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Wait half an hour, then open the cell, introduce a Shakespearite and a Baconian, and let them cipher and assume.
prison-cell
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From this reading Lock the three up in a holeless, crackless, exitless prison-cell.
provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The mouse is missing: the question to be decided is, where is it?
rudder-post
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From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
ruggedadjectiveUS /ˈrʌɡəd/
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
scarredadjectiveUS /skɑːrd/
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
Shakespearite
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From this reading Wait half an hour, then open the cell, introduce a Shakespearite and a Baconian, and let them cipher and assume.
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
stemnounUS /stem/
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
strenuousadjectiveUS /ˈstrenjuːəs/
characterized by or performed with much energy or force
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
systemsnounUS /ˈsɪstəmz/
plural of “system” — instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
that's
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From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Wait half an hour, then open the cell, introduce a Shakespearite and a Baconian, and let them cipher and assume.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Wait half an hour, then open the cell, introduce a Shakespearite and a Baconian, and let them cipher and assume.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Lock the three up in a holeless, crackless, exitless prison-cell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
uneducatedadjectiveUS /əˈnedʒʊkeɪtɪd/
not having a good education
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
unintelligentadjective
lacking intelligence
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lock the three up in a holeless, crackless, exitless prison-cell.
WaitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait half an hour, then open the cell, introduce a Shakespearite and a Baconian, and let them cipher and assume.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The mouse is missing: the question to be decided is, where is it?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We will suppose a case: take a lap-bred, house-fed, uneducated, inexperienced kitten; take a rugged old Tom that’s scarred from stem to rudder-post with the memorials of strenuous experience, and is so cultured, so educated, so limitlessly erudite that one may say of him “all cat-knowledge is his province”; also, take a mouse.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Let me try to illustrate the two systems in a simple and homely way calculated to bring the idea within the grasp of the ignorant and unintelligent.
