adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
abilitynounUS /əˈbɪlətiː/
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
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 On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
AnotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
articlenounUS /ˈɑːrtəkəl/
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
Benvenuto
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From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
Bonbright
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From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
castingsnounUS /ˈkæstɪŋz/
plural of “casting” — object formed by a mold
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
CellininounUS /tʃeˈliːni/
Italian sculptor (1500-1571)
From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
departmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
dependableadjectiveUS /dɪˈpendəbəl/
worthy of reliance or trust
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
elementnounUS /ˈeləmənt/
an abstract part of something
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
enamelsnounUS /ɪˈnæməlz/
plural of “enamel” — hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
factsnounUS /fækts/
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
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 On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
hickorynounUS /ˈhɪkəri/
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
laymannounUS /ˈleɪmən/
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
lovinglyadverbUS /ˈlʌvɪŋli/
with fondness; with love
From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
paintsnounUS /peɪnts/
plural of “paint” — a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
reservoirnounUS /ˈrezəvwɑːr/
a large or extra supply of something
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
sidesnounUS /saɪdz/
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
specialistnounUS /ˈspeʃələst/
an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
specialistsnounUS /ˈspeʃələsts/
plural of “specialist” — an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
From this reading Bonbright found himself a layman in a department of specialists.
spokesnounUS /spoʊks/
plural of “spoke” — support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man had the ability to make leather as interesting as the art of Benvenuto Cellini.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Another was a specialist in hickory, and thought and talked spokes; another was a reservoir of dependable facts about rubber; another about gray iron castings; another about paints and enamels, and so on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
upholsterynounUS /əˈpoʊlstəri/
covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture
From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a man who knew leather from cow to upholstery, and who talked about it lovingly.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On all sides of him were men who knew all about something, a few who knew a great deal about several things, and a man or two who appeared to have some knowledge of every element and article that went into a motor car.
