adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
BiographynounUS /baɪˈɑːɡrəfi/
an account of the series of events making up a person's life
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
Bonbright
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
Bonbright's
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From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
careernounUS /kərˈɪr/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
circumscribedadjectiveUS /ˌsɜːrkəmˈskraɪbd/
subject to limits or subjected to limits
From this reading Bonbright VII sat at his desk motionless, studying his career as it lay circumscribed before him.
clotheshorsenounUS /ˈkloʊzhɔːrs/
a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
customnounUS /ˈkʌstəm/
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
dailyadverbUS /ˈdeɪli/
every day; without missing a day
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
desknounUS /desk/
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Bonbright VII sat at his desk motionless, studying his career as it lay circumscribed before him.
detailsnounUS /dɪˈteɪlz/
true confidential information
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
devotedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvoʊtɪd/
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not study it rebelliously, for as yet rebellion had not occurred to him.
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
enlightenverbUS /ˌenˈlaɪtən/
make understand
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
Foote
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did not study it rebelliously, for as yet rebellion had not occurred to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bonbright VII sat at his desk motionless, studying his career as it lay circumscribed before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
humanitynounUS /hjuːˈmænɪti/
the quality of being humane
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
LafayettenounUS /ˌlɑːfiˈet/
French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Bonbright VII sat at his desk motionless, studying his career as it lay circumscribed before him.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
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 Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
MarquisnounUS /ˌmɑːrˈkiː/
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
matureadjectiveUS /məˈtʃʊr/
characteristic of maturity
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
motionlessadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊʃənləs/
not in physical motion
From this reading Bonbright VII sat at his desk motionless, studying his career as it lay circumscribed before him.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading He did not study it rebelliously, for as yet rebellion had not occurred to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
PhilosophicaladjectiveUS /ˌfɪləˈsɑːfɪkəl/
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
Rangar
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From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
rebellionnounUS /rɪˈbeljən/
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
From this reading He did not study it rebelliously, for as yet rebellion had not occurred to him.
rebelliouslyadverb
in a rebellious manner
From this reading He did not study it rebelliously, for as yet rebellion had not occurred to him.
reflectionsnounUS /rɪˈflekʃənz/
plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
retireverbUS /rɪˈtaɪr/
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Bonbright VII sat at his desk motionless, studying his career as it lay circumscribed before him.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
severeadjectiveUS /səˈvɪr/
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
studynounUS /ˈstʌdi/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading He did not study it rebelliously, for as yet rebellion had not occurred to him.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading Bonbright VII sat at his desk motionless, studying his career as it lay circumscribed before him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
ultimatelyadverbUS /ˈʌltəmətli/
as the end result of a succession or process
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
utilizeverbUS /ˈjuːtəlaɪz/
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
VI's
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From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
VIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Bonbright VII sat at his desk motionless, studying his career as it lay circumscribed before him.
volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was always his custom to leave his business early and to retire to the library in his home, where daily he devoted two hours to adding to the manuscript of The Philosophical Biography of Marquis Lafayette.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
worksnounUS /wɜːrks/
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Bonbright's father had left the office an hour before he and Rangar had finished their tour of the works.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading This work was ultimately to appear in several severe volumes and was being written, not so much to enlighten the world upon the details of the career of the marquis as it was to utilize the marquis as a clotheshorse to be dressed in Bonbright Foote VI's mature reflections on men, events, and humanity at large.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He did not study it rebelliously, for as yet rebellion had not occurred to him.
