adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
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 He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
Allchin's
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From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
aspectnounUS /ˈæspekt/
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading A gratifying aspect of the life was that, day by day, he handled his returns in solid cash.
assistantnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
bandnounUS /bænd/
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading From the very beginning, business promised well.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading From the very beginning, business promised well.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A gratifying aspect of the life was that, day by day, he handled his returns in solid cash.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
cashnounUS /kæʃ/
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading A gratifying aspect of the life was that, day by day, he handled his returns in solid cash.
cheeringnounUS /ˈtʃɪrɪŋ/
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
coppernounUS /ˈkɑːpər/
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
creditnounUS /ˈkredət/
approval
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
deliverynounUS /dɪˈlɪvəri/
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
detailsnounUS /dɪˈteɪlz/
true confidential information
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
energynounUS /ˈenərdʒi/
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
foreseenverbUS /ˌfɔːrˈsiːn/
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the very beginning, business promised well.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
goodsnounUS /ɡʊdz/
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
gratifyingadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪɪŋ/
pleasing to the mind or feeling
From this reading A gratifying aspect of the life was that, day by day, he handled his returns in solid cash.
grocerdom
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
grocerynounUS /ˈɡroʊsəri/
a marketplace where groceries are sold
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
handledadjectiveUS /ˈhændəld/
having a usually specified type of handle
From this reading A gratifying aspect of the life was that, day by day, he handled his returns in solid cash.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A gratifying aspect of the life was that, day by day, he handled his returns in solid cash.
ingenuitynounUS /ˌɪndʒəˈnuːətiː/
the power of creative imagination
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
Jollyman's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
labournounUS /ˈleɪbər/
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A gratifying aspect of the life was that, day by day, he handled his returns in solid cash.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
meditationnounUS /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
piecesnounUS /ˈpiːsəz/
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
pilesnounUS /paɪlz/
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
plentynounUS /ˈplenti/
a full supply
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
practicaladjectiveUS /ˈpræktəkəl/
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading From the very beginning, business promised well.
purchasenounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
returnsnounUS /rɪˈtɜːrnz/
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading A gratifying aspect of the life was that, day by day, he handled his returns in solid cash.
servingnounUS /ˈsɜːrvɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
shopverbUS /ʃɑːp/
do one's shopping
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading A gratifying aspect of the life was that, day by day, he handled his returns in solid cash.
storesnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A gratifying aspect of the life was that, day by day, he handled his returns in solid cash.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Jollyman's gave no credit; all goods had to be paid for on purchase or delivery; and to turn out the till when the shop had closed--to make piles of silver and mountains of copper, with a few pieces of gold beside them--put a cheering end to the day's labour.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading From the very beginning, business promised well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
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 From the very beginning, business promised well.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He and his assistant had plenty of work; there was little time for meditation; when not serving customers, he was busy with practical details of grocerdom, often such as he had not foreseen, matters which called for all his energy and ingenuity.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Just a year since the day when Allchin's band played at the first floor windows above Jollyman's new grocery stores.
