used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
Baines
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From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Laugh where we must, be candid where we can.
BenjaminnounUS /ˈbendʒəmən/
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
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Blunderhead
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From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Laugh where we must, be candid where we can.
candidadjectiveUS /ˈkændəd/
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Laugh where we must, be candid where we can.
copiousadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊpiəs/
large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
descriptiveadjectiveUS /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/
serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
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Doncaster
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From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
EdwardsnounUS /ˈedwərdz/
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
EsquirenounUS /ˈeskwaɪr/
(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
GalesnounUS /ɡeɪlz/
plural of “gale” — a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
HalifaxnounUS /ˈhælɪfæks/
provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
Harrogate
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Heaton
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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Hunsley
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From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
Hurst
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
Langdale
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From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Laugh where we must, be candid where we can.
LeedsnounUS /liːdz/
a city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry
From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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Longman
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fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Laugh where we must, be candid where we can.
Nicholls
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From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
Orme
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Paternosternoun
(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as “our father”
From this reading Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster Row, London; Robinson, Heaton, I.
PopenounUS /poʊp/
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading Pope.
Rees
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Rippon
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From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
RobinsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
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an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster Row, London; Robinson, Heaton, I.
SheffieldnounUS /ˈʃefild/
a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry
From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
ToddnounUS /tɑːd/
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
being of use or service
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
VicinitynounUS /vəˈsɪnəti/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Laugh where we must, be candid where we can.
in or at the place that
From this reading Laugh where we must, be candid where we can.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
Wolstenholme
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From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading _Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to his Mother_, With useful and copious NOTES, descriptive of the Objects most worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate.
WrightnounUS /raɪt/
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading & I. Nicholls, and Baines, Leeds; Wolstenholme, and Todd, York; Hunsley and Thomas, Doncaster; Langdale, Rippon; Edwards, Halifax; Miss Gales, Sheffield; and Wright, Liverpool.
