amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
anecdotesnounUS /ˈænəkdoʊts/
plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
autographnounUS /ˈɔːtəɡræf/
something written by one's own hand
From this reading We subjoin Mr. Bridges’ autograph.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
bene
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From this reading Reverende Sir, Possum bene blackere shoas, et locus shoe-blackissis vacuus est.
blackere
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From this reading Reverende Sir, Possum bene blackere shoas, et locus shoe-blackissis vacuus est.
BridgesnounUS /ˈbrɪdʒəz/
United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
From this reading We subjoin Mr. Bridges’ autograph.
BRIDGESSUS
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From this reading Your very humble servant, THOMASUS BRIDGESSUS.
desidero
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estnounUS /est/
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading Reverende Sir, Possum bene blackere shoas, et locus shoe-blackissis vacuus est.
et
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From this reading Reverende Sir, Possum bene blackere shoas, et locus shoe-blackissis vacuus est.
frequentlyadverbUS /ˈfriːkwəntli/
many times at short intervals
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
hoc
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humbleadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmbəl/
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Your very humble servant, THOMASUS BRIDGESSUS.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
intimateadjectiveUS /ˈɪntəmət/
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
locumnoun
someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
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locusnounUS /ˈloʊkəs/
the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
From this reading Reverende Sir, Possum bene blackere shoas, et locus shoe-blackissis vacuus est.
Makee
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mastersnounUS /ˈmæstərz/
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Makee me shoeblackum si hoc tibi placeat, precor te, quia desidero hoc locum.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading We subjoin Mr. Bridges’ autograph.
NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
perceiveverbUS /pərˈsiːv/
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
placeat
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PossumnounUS /ˈpɑːsəm/
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
From this reading Reverende Sir, Possum bene blackere shoas, et locus shoe-blackissis vacuus est.
precor
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quia
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readernounUS /ˈriːdər/
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
resemblancenounUS /rɪˈzembləns/
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
Reverende
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From this reading Reverende Sir, Possum bene blackere shoas, et locus shoe-blackissis vacuus est.
servantnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənt/
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Your very humble servant, THOMASUS BRIDGESSUS.
shoas
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From this reading Reverende Sir, Possum bene blackere shoas, et locus shoe-blackissis vacuus est.
shoe-blackissis
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From this reading Reverende Sir, Possum bene blackere shoas, et locus shoe-blackissis vacuus est.
shoeblackum
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sinounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading Makee me shoeblackum si hoc tibi placeat, precor te, quia desidero hoc locum.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading Reverende Sir, Possum bene blackere shoas, et locus shoe-blackissis vacuus est.
subjoinverb
add to the end
From this reading We subjoin Mr. Bridges’ autograph.
tenounUS /tiː/
a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
From this reading Makee me shoeblackum si hoc tibi placeat, precor te, quia desidero hoc locum.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
THOMASUS
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From this reading Your very humble servant, THOMASUS BRIDGESSUS.
tibi
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From this reading Makee me shoeblackum si hoc tibi placeat, precor te, quia desidero hoc locum.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
vacuus
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From this reading Reverende Sir, Possum bene blackere shoas, et locus shoe-blackissis vacuus est.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Your very humble servant, THOMASUS BRIDGESSUS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We subjoin Mr. Bridges’ autograph.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The reader will be astonished to perceive its resemblance to that of Napoleon I, with whom he was very intimate, and with anecdotes of whom he used very frequently to amuse his masters.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your very humble servant, THOMASUS BRIDGESSUS.
