1903
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From this reading JANUARY, 1903.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When it is Washington, we all arrive at about one and the same result.
actsnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
agreeverbUS /əˈɡriː/
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
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 When it is Washington, we all arrive at about one and the same result.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It is the same with Joan of Arc, it is the same with two or three or five or six others among the immortals.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When it is Washington, we all arrive at about one and the same result.
ArcnounUS /ɑːrk/
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading It is the same with Joan of Arc, it is the same with two or three or five or six others among the immortals.
arriveverbUS /ərˈaɪv/
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading When it is Washington, we all arrive at about one and the same result.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When it is Washington, we all arrive at about one and the same result.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
careernounUS /kərˈɪr/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
clearlyadverbUS /ˈklɪrli/
without doubt or question
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
factsnounUS /fækts/
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It is the same with Joan of Arc, it is the same with two or three or five or six others among the immortals.
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
immortalsnounUS /ˌɪˈmɔːrtəlz/
plural of “immortal” — a person (such as an author) of enduring fame
From this reading It is the same with Joan of Arc, it is the same with two or three or five or six others among the immortals.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
interpretverbUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrprət/
make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When it is Washington, we all arrive at about one and the same result.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it is Washington, we all arrive at about one and the same result.
JANUARYnounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading JANUARY, 1903.
Joan
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From this reading It is the same with Joan of Arc, it is the same with two or three or five or six others among the immortals.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
motivesnounUS /ˈmoʊtɪvz/
plural of “motive” — the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When it is Washington, we all arrive at about one and the same result.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is the same with Joan of Arc, it is the same with two or three or five or six others among the immortals.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the same with Joan of Arc, it is the same with two or three or five or six others among the immortals.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
personallyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrsənəli/
as yourself
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
proceededverbUS /prəˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading When it is Washington, we all arrive at about one and the same result.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading When it is Washington, we all arrive at about one and the same result.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading It is the same with Joan of Arc, it is the same with two or three or five or six others among the immortals.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It is the same with Joan of Arc, it is the same with two or three or five or six others among the immortals.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It is the same with Joan of Arc, it is the same with two or three or five or six others among the immortals.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
WashingtonnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading When it is Washington, we all arrive at about one and the same result.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we do not know a public man personally, we guess him out by the facts of his career.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is the same with Joan of Arc, it is the same with two or three or five or six others among the immortals.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading We agree that his words and his acts clearly interpret his character to us, and that they never leave us in doubt as to the motives whence the words and acts proceeded.
