1843
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From this reading This was in 1843.
AdamnounUS /ˈædəm/
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading My name is Adam More.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am the son of Henry More, apothecary, Keswick, Cumberland.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
apothecarynounUS /əˈpɑːθəkeri/
a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
From this reading I am the son of Henry More, apothecary, Keswick, Cumberland.
BennetnounUS /ˈbenɪt/
avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
BritishnounUS /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
the people of Great Britain
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
casualtynounUS /ˈkæʒəwəlti/
someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
charteredadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrtərd/
hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
conveyverbUS /kənˈveɪ/
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
convictsnounUS /ˈkɑːnvɪkts/
plural of “convict” — a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
CumberlandnounUS /ˈkʌmbərlənd/
English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)
From this reading I am the son of Henry More, apothecary, Keswick, Cumberland.
Dieman's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
GovernmentnounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənt/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading I am the son of Henry More, apothecary, Keswick, Cumberland.
HobartnounUS /ˈhoʊbɑːrt/
a port and state capital of Tasmania
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am the son of Henry More, apothecary, Keswick, Cumberland.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was in 1843.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My name is Adam More.
Keswick
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am the son of Henry More, apothecary, Keswick, Cumberland.
LandnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
landedadjectiveUS /ˈlændəd/
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
matenounUS /meɪt/
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
MoreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading My name is Adam More.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My name is Adam More.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My name is Adam More.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am the son of Henry More, apothecary, Keswick, Cumberland.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading I am the son of Henry More, apothecary, Keswick, Cumberland.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am the son of Henry More, apothecary, Keswick, Cumberland.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was in 1843.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
TownnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
TrevelyannounUS /trəˈveljən/
English historian and son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan whose works include a social history of England and a biography of Garibaldi (1876-1962)
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
VannounUS /væn/
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
voyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/
an act of traveling by water
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was mate of the ship Trevelyan (Bennet, master), which was chartered by the British Government to convey convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We made our voyage without any casualty, landed our convicts in Hobart Town, and then set forth on our return home.
