The Rise of Silas Lapham Word Search
Play a The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells (1885) word search free online. We built the 12-word list around characters, settings, and objects from the book, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Written by William Dean Howells · First published 1885 · Novel.
Words to find: AMBITION, BANKRUPTCY, BEVERLY, BOSTON, CAPITAL, COREY, FACTORY, FORMULA, FORTUNE, GREED, IRENE, LAPHAM.
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The Rise of Silas Lapham word list, defined
- AMBITION /æmˈbɪʃən/ · noun
- A strong desire to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work; an ardent wish for rank, fame, power, or success. Related: aspiration, drive, goal, ambitiousness.
- BANKRUPTCY /ˈbæŋkrʌptsi/ · noun
- The legal state of being unable to pay one's debts, in which a person or organization's assets are administered under court supervision for the benefit of creditors; also the formal legal process by which this state is declared and resolved. Related: insolvency, receivership, liquidation, default.
- BOSTON /ˈbɒstən/ (UK), /ˈbɔːstən/ or /ˈbɑːstən/ (US) · noun
- Boston is chiefly a proper noun: the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, USA, founded in 1630 by Puritan colonists. As a common noun, "boston" can also refer to a card game resembling whist that was popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- CAPITAL /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/ · noun
- The most important city or town in a country or region, typically the seat of government; also, wealth or assets owned by a person or organization, especially as used to produce further wealth. Related: funds, assets, finances, resources.
- COREY /ˈkɔːri/ · noun
- Corey is used chiefly as a male given name and surname; it has no established meaning as an ordinary English word.
- FACTORY /ˈfæktəri/ · noun
- A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled, typically using machines and a large workforce. Related: plant, mill, workshop, works.
- FORMULA /ˈfɔːrmjələ/ · noun
- A fixed, general expression or rule expressed in symbols, used to express a relationship, compute a result, or achieve a desired outcome; also, a conventional or set form of words for a ceremony or procedure. Related: rule, recipe, method, prescription.
- FORTUNE /ˈfɔːtʃən/ (British), /ˈfɔːrtʃən/ (US) · noun
- Luck or chance in human affairs, especially as determining success or prosperity; also a large amount of money or material wealth. Related: luck, fate, destiny, wealth.
- GREED /ɡriːd/ · noun
- Excessive or insatiable desire for wealth, possessions, or power; a selfish and excessive love of money or material possessions. Related: avarice, covetousness, rapacity, gluttony.
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