Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
accidental
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE VICARAGE.
beautiful
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
bed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The vicarage was stilled in the quiet of the evening, the children in bed, the house at rest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
children
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The vicarage was stilled in the quiet of the evening, the children in bed, the house at rest.
coincidence
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
cure
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
dignified
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
dwelling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
ecclesiastical
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
England
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
entered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
evening
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The vicarage was stilled in the quiet of the evening, the children in bed, the house at rest.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The vicarage was stilled in the quiet of the evening, the children in bed, the house at rest.
ideal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The vicarage was stilled in the quiet of the evening, the children in bed, the house at rest.
indeed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And indeed Mr. Pennithorne was not of that order.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
jokes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
many
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
Mr
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And indeed Mr. Pennithorne was not of that order.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The vicarage was stilled in the quiet of the evening, the children in bed, the house at rest.
old
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And indeed Mr. Pennithorne was not of that order.
parish
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
parson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
Penninghame
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
Pennithorne
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And indeed Mr. Pennithorne was not of that order.
purely
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
quiet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The vicarage was stilled in the quiet of the evening, the children in bed, the house at rest.
resemblance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The vicarage was stilled in the quiet of the evening, the children in bed, the house at rest.
squire
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
stilled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The vicarage was stilled in the quiet of the evening, the children in bed, the house at rest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And indeed Mr. Pennithorne was not of that order.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE VICARAGE.
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
VICARAGE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE VICARAGE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The vicarage was stilled in the quiet of the evening, the children in bed, the house at rest.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Though there had been many jokes when he first entered upon the cure as to the resemblance between his name and that of the parish, Pennithorne of Penninghame was a purely accidental coincidence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was not the beautiful and dignified old house which in England is the ideal dwelling of the gentleman parson, the ecclesiastical squire of the parish.
