adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
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 It was well understood by all men now that the customary food of the country had disappeared.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
begverbUS /beɡ/
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
bringsverbUS /brɪŋz/
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading It was a busy month in Ireland.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
circulatedverbUS /ˈsɜːrkjəleɪtɪd/
past form of “circulate” — become widely known and passed on
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
customaryadjectiveUS /ˈkʌstəmeri/
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading It was well understood by all men now that the customary food of the country had disappeared.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
disappearedverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd/
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading It was well understood by all men now that the customary food of the country had disappeared.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST MONTH.
FitzgeraldnounUS /fɪtsˈdʒerəld/
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
foodnounUS /fuːd/
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading It was well understood by all men now that the customary food of the country had disappeared.
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a busy month in Ireland.
IrelandnounUS /ˈaɪərlənd/
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading It was a busy month in Ireland.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a busy month in Ireland.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading It was well understood by all men now that the customary food of the country had disappeared.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
MONTHnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE FIRST MONTH.
mortalitynounUS /mɔːrˈtæləti/
the quality or state of being mortal
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
sumnounUS /sʌm/
a quantity of money
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST MONTH.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading It was well understood by all men now that the customary food of the country had disappeared.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a busy month in Ireland.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It was well understood by all men now that the customary food of the country had disappeared.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And now I will beg my readers to suppose a month to have passed by since Sir Thomas Fitzgerald died.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It may probably be said that so large a sum of money had never been circulated in the country in any one month since money had been known there; and yet it may also be said that so frightful a mortality had never occurred there from the want of that which money brings.
