1761
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From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
1778
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From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
1830
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From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
352
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From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
Antrim
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From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of the many children granted to them but three survived infancy.
Cambridgeshire
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From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Of the many children granted to them but three survived infancy.
ClassicsnounUS /ˈklæsɪks/
study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
contemporaryadjectiveUS /kənˈtempəreri/
characteristic of the present
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
placed crosswise
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
a female human offspring
From this reading At Wisbech he married Grace Loftus, the daughter of a neighbouring farmer.
embracedverbUS /emˈbreɪst/
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading At Wisbech he married Grace Loftus, the daughter of a neighbouring farmer.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
GlasgownounUS /ˈɡlæskoʊ/
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
Gloucestershirenoun
a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading At Wisbech he married Grace Loftus, the daughter of a neighbouring farmer.
graduatedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrædʒuːeɪtɪd/
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Of the many children granted to them but three survived infancy.
Hazlittnoun
English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
includedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdəd/
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
infancynounUS /ˈɪnfənsi/
the early stage of growth or development
From this reading Of the many children granted to them but three survived infancy.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
Loftus
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From this reading At Wisbech he married Grace Loftus, the daughter of a neighbouring farmer.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
Maidstone
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From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Of the many children granted to them but three survived infancy.
joined in matrimony
From this reading At Wisbech he married Grace Loftus, the daughter of a neighbouring farmer.
Marshfield
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From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
migratedverbUS /ˈmaɪɡreɪtɪd/
past form of “migrate” — move from one country or region to another and settle there
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
ministrynounUS /ˈmɪnəstri/
religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
neighbouringverbUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor
From this reading At Wisbech he married Grace Loftus, the daughter of a neighbouring farmer.
nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
octavonoun
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
pastornounUS /ˈpæstər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
ProtestantnounUS /ˈprɑːtəstənt/
an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
reignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
successivelyadverbUS /səkˈsesɪvli/
in proper order or sequence
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
survivedverbUS /sərˈvaɪvd/
past form of “survive” — continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading Of the many children granted to them but three survived infancy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of the many children granted to them but three survived infancy.
thereaboutsadverbUS /ˌðerəˈbaʊts/
near that time or date
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Of the many children granted to them but three survived infancy.
Tipperary
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From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
title-page
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From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
transplantedverbUS /trænˈsplæntɪd/
past form of “transplant” — lift and reset in another soil or situation
From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
Unitarians
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From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
in or at the place that
From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
William
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From this reading William Hazlitt (1778-1830) came of an Irish Protestant stock, and of a branch of it transplanted in the reign of George I from the county of Antrim to Tipperary.
Wisbech
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From this reading His father migrated, at nineteen, to the University of Glasgow (where he was contemporary with Adam Smith), graduated in 1761 or thereabouts, embraced the principles of the Unitarians, joined their ministry, and crossed over to England; being successively pastor at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, at Marshfield in Gloucestershire, and at Maidstone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
World'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
xxivnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
From this reading The book here included among The World's Classics made its first appearance as an octavo volume of xxiv + 352 pages, with the title-page:
