1765
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From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
AnecdotesnounUS /ˈænəkdoʊts/
plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. DURING THE LAST _TWENTY YEARS OF HIS LIFE_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Before her marriage Mrs. Piozzi had been Miss Hesther Lynch Salusbury, a young lady of a good Welsh family.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before her marriage Mrs. Piozzi had been Miss Hesther Lynch Salusbury, a young lady of a good Welsh family.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY Hesther Lynch Piozzi.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
cherishedadjectiveUS /ˈtʃerɪʃt/
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
DnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. DURING THE LAST _TWENTY YEARS OF HIS LIFE_.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
degreenounUS /dɪˈɡriː/
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
DoctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
DublinnounUS /ˈdʌblɪn/
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
DURINGprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. DURING THE LAST _TWENTY YEARS OF HIS LIFE_.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading Before her marriage Mrs. Piozzi had been Miss Hesther Lynch Salusbury, a young lady of a good Welsh family.
fifty-sixadjective
being six more than fifty
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
friendshipnounUS /ˈfrendʃɪp/
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Before her marriage Mrs. Piozzi had been Miss Hesther Lynch Salusbury, a young lady of a good Welsh family.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before her marriage Mrs. Piozzi had been Miss Hesther Lynch Salusbury, a young lady of a good Welsh family.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
Hesther
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From this reading BY Hesther Lynch Piozzi.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. DURING THE LAST _TWENTY YEARS OF HIS LIFE_.
honouredverbUS /ˈɑːnərd/
past form of “honour” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
infirmitynounUS /ɪnˈfɜːrmɪti/
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
introductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
JohnsonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsən/
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. DURING THE LAST _TWENTY YEARS OF HIS LIFE_.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Before her marriage Mrs. Piozzi had been Miss Hesther Lynch Salusbury, a young lady of a good Welsh family.
LASTadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. DURING THE LAST _TWENTY YEARS OF HIS LIFE_.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. DURING THE LAST _TWENTY YEARS OF HIS LIFE_.
LIFEnounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. DURING THE LAST _TWENTY YEARS OF HIS LIFE_.
LL
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From this reading Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. DURING THE LAST _TWENTY YEARS OF HIS LIFE_.
LynchverbUS /lɪntʃ/
kill without legal sanction
From this reading BY Hesther Lynch Piozzi.
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Before her marriage Mrs. Piozzi had been Miss Hesther Lynch Salusbury, a young lady of a good Welsh family.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
obtainedverbUS /əbˈteɪnd/
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. DURING THE LAST _TWENTY YEARS OF HIS LIFE_.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
Piozzi
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From this reading BY Hesther Lynch Piozzi.
Salusbury
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From this reading Before her marriage Mrs. Piozzi had been Miss Hesther Lynch Salusbury, a young lady of a good Welsh family.
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. DURING THE LAST _TWENTY YEARS OF HIS LIFE_.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
Streatham
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From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. DURING THE LAST _TWENTY YEARS OF HIS LIFE_.
thenceforthadverbUS /ˌðenˈsfɔːrθ/
from that time on
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
Thrale
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From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
TWENTYnounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. DURING THE LAST _TWENTY YEARS OF HIS LIFE_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
WelshnounUS /weltʃ/
a native or resident of Wales
From this reading Before her marriage Mrs. Piozzi had been Miss Hesther Lynch Salusbury, a young lady of a good Welsh family.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The year of the beginning of the friendship was the year in which Johnson, fifty-six years old, obtained his degree of LL.D. from Dublin, and--though he never called himself Doctor--was thenceforth called Doctor by all his friends.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Mrs. Piozzi, by her second marriage, was by her first marriage the Mrs. Thrale in whose house at Streatham Doctor Johnson was, after the year of his first introduction, 1765, in days of infirmity, an honoured and a cherished friend.
YEARSnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. DURING THE LAST _TWENTY YEARS OF HIS LIFE_.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Before her marriage Mrs. Piozzi had been Miss Hesther Lynch Salusbury, a young lady of a good Welsh family.
