1872
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From this reading We returned from Australia in the winter of 1872, and early in 1873 I took a house in Montagu Square,--in which I hope to live and hope to die.
1873
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We returned from Australia in the winter of 1872, and early in 1873 I took a house in Montagu Square,--in which I hope to live and hope to die.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
advanceverbUS /ədˈvæns/
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading And this work, which was in itself great, entailed also the labour of a new catalogue.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _THE WAY WE LIVE NOW_ AND _THE PRIME MINISTER_--CONCLUSION.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading We returned from Australia in the winter of 1872, and early in 1873 I took a house in Montagu Square,--in which I hope to live and hope to die.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected round myself at Waltham.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
catalogueverbUS /ˈkætəlɔːɡ/
make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
From this reading And this work, which was in itself great, entailed also the labour of a new catalogue.
chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected round myself at Waltham.
CONCLUSIONnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading _THE WAY WE LIVE NOW_ AND _THE PRIME MINISTER_--CONCLUSION.
datenounUS /deɪt/
the specified day of the month
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading We returned from Australia in the winter of 1872, and early in 1873 I took a house in Montagu Square,--in which I hope to live and hope to die.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading We returned from Australia in the winter of 1872, and early in 1873 I took a house in Montagu Square,--in which I hope to live and hope to die.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
entailedverbUS /ɪnˈteɪld/
past form of “entail” — have as a logical consequence
From this reading And this work, which was in itself great, entailed also the labour of a new catalogue.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected round myself at Waltham.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We returned from Australia in the winter of 1872, and early in 1873 I took a house in Montagu Square,--in which I hope to live and hope to die.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And this work, which was in itself great, entailed also the labour of a new catalogue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading We returned from Australia in the winter of 1872, and early in 1873 I took a house in Montagu Square,--in which I hope to live and hope to die.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We returned from Australia in the winter of 1872, and early in 1873 I took a house in Montagu Square,--in which I hope to live and hope to die.
huntingnounUS /ˈhʌntɪŋ/
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And this work, which was in itself great, entailed also the labour of a new catalogue.
labournounUS /ˈleɪbər/
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading And this work, which was in itself great, entailed also the labour of a new catalogue.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
LIVEverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading _THE WAY WE LIVE NOW_ AND _THE PRIME MINISTER_--CONCLUSION.
MINISTERnounUS /ˈmɪnəstər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading _THE WAY WE LIVE NOW_ AND _THE PRIME MINISTER_--CONCLUSION.
MontagunounUS /ˈmɑːntəɡjuː/
United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)
From this reading We returned from Australia in the winter of 1872, and early in 1873 I took a house in Montagu Square,--in which I hope to live and hope to die.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected round myself at Waltham.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected round myself at Waltham.
NOWadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _THE WAY WE LIVE NOW_ AND _THE PRIME MINISTER_--CONCLUSION.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected round myself at Waltham.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected round myself at Waltham.
PRIMEadjectiveUS /praɪm/
first in rank or degree
From this reading _THE WAY WE LIVE NOW_ AND _THE PRIME MINISTER_--CONCLUSION.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We returned from Australia in the winter of 1872, and early in 1873 I took a house in Montagu Square,--in which I hope to live and hope to die.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected round myself at Waltham.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
settlingnounUS /ˈsetəlɪŋ/
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected round myself at Waltham.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected round myself at Waltham.
SquareverbUS /skwer/
make square
From this reading We returned from Australia in the winter of 1872, and early in 1873 I took a house in Montagu Square,--in which I hope to live and hope to die.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE WAY WE LIVE NOW_ AND _THE PRIME MINISTER_--CONCLUSION.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected round myself at Waltham.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this work, which was in itself great, entailed also the labour of a new catalogue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We returned from Australia in the winter of 1872, and early in 1873 I took a house in Montagu Square,--in which I hope to live and hope to die.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We returned from Australia in the winter of 1872, and early in 1873 I took a house in Montagu Square,--in which I hope to live and hope to die.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected round myself at Waltham.
Waltham
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From this reading Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected round myself at Waltham.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected round myself at Waltham.
WAYnounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _THE WAY WE LIVE NOW_ AND _THE PRIME MINISTER_--CONCLUSION.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _THE WAY WE LIVE NOW_ AND _THE PRIME MINISTER_--CONCLUSION.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In what I have said at the end of the last chapter about my hunting, I have been carried a little in advance of the date at which I had arrived.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading We returned from Australia in the winter of 1872, and early in 1873 I took a house in Montagu Square,--in which I hope to live and hope to die.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Our first work in settling there was to place upon new shelves the books which I had collected round myself at Waltham.
