adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
believerbUS /bɪˈlaɪ/
be in contradiction with
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
calmverbUS /kɑːm/
make calm or still
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
Dorset
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From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
Duke'snounUS /duːks/
possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
firmlyadverbUS /ˈfɜːrmli/
with resolute determination
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
Greddon
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From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
HallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
Humphrey
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From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
Jellings
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From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
minutelyadverbUS /ˈmɪnətli/
in minute detail
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
payverbUS /peɪ/
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
pinchverbUS /pɪntʃ/
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
postmannounUS /ˈpoʊstmən/
a man who delivers the mail
From this reading “Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman.
PrepareverbUS /priˈper/
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
shillingnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
snuffnounUS /snʌf/
the charred portion of a candlewick
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
Tankerton
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From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
ThankverbUS /θæŋk/
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only in that he forgot there was nothing to pay did he belie his calm.
vaultnounUS /vɒlt/
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jellings Tankerton Hall Prepare vault for funeral Monday Dorset His handwriting was as firmly and minutely beautiful as ever.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Thank you, my Lord,” said the boy, and went his way, as happy as a postman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
XVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading XV Humphrey Greddon, in the Duke’s place, would have taken a pinch of snuff.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here,” he said to the boy, “is a shilling; and you may keep the change.”
