1834
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From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Had his Majesty lived until after the then impending registration, the Whigs would have been again dismissed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
auspicesnounUS /ˈɔːspɪsɪz/
kindly endorsement and guidance
From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The death of the King was a great blow to what had now come to be generally styled the ‘Conservative Cause.’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had his Majesty lived until after the then impending registration, the Whigs would have been again dismissed.
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading It was quite unexpected; within a fortnight of his death, eminent persons still believed that ‘it was only the hay-fever.’
BerkshirenounUS /ˈbɜːrkʃər/
a county in southern England
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading The death of the King was a great blow to what had now come to be generally styled the ‘Conservative Cause.’
Buckhurst
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From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
CausenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The death of the King was a great blow to what had now come to be generally styled the ‘Conservative Cause.’
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The death of the King was a great blow to what had now come to be generally styled the ‘Conservative Cause.’
Coningsby
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From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
ConservativeadjectiveUS /kənˈsɜːrvətɪv/
resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
From this reading The death of the King was a great blow to what had now come to be generally styled the ‘Conservative Cause.’
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
dismissedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmɪst/
having lost your job
From this reading Had his Majesty lived until after the then impending registration, the Whigs would have been again dismissed.
dissolutionnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈluːʃən/
separation into component parts
From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
electedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektəd/
subject to popular election
From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
eminentadjectiveUS /ˈemənənt/
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading It was quite unexpected; within a fortnight of his death, eminent persons still believed that ‘it was only the hay-fever.’
eventnounUS /ɪˈvent/
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading It was quite unexpected; within a fortnight of his death, eminent persons still believed that ‘it was only the hay-fever.’
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/
usually; as a rule
From this reading The death of the King was a great blow to what had now come to be generally styled the ‘Conservative Cause.’
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The death of the King was a great blow to what had now come to be generally styled the ‘Conservative Cause.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had his Majesty lived until after the then impending registration, the Whigs would have been again dismissed.
hay-fever
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From this reading It was quite unexpected; within a fortnight of his death, eminent persons still believed that ‘it was only the hay-fever.’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
impendingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading Had his Majesty lived until after the then impending registration, the Whigs would have been again dismissed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
inducedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈduːst/
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
intervalnounUS /ˈɪntərvəl/
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was quite unexpected; within a fortnight of his death, eminent persons still believed that ‘it was only the hay-fever.’
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
LessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Had his Majesty lived until after the then impending registration, the Whigs would have been again dismissed.
MajestynounUS /ˈmædʒəsti/
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading Had his Majesty lived until after the then impending registration, the Whigs would have been again dismissed.
ManifestonounUS /ˌmænəˈfestoʊ/
a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
necessarilyadverbUS /ˌnesəˈserəli/
in an essential manner
From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The death of the King was a great blow to what had now come to be generally styled the ‘Conservative Cause.’
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
ParliamentnounUS /ˈpɑːrləmənt/
a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
PeelverbUS /piːl/
strip the skin off
From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
personsnounUS /ˈpɜːrsənz/
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading It was quite unexpected; within a fortnight of his death, eminent persons still believed that ‘it was only the hay-fever.’
publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It was quite unexpected; within a fortnight of his death, eminent persons still believed that ‘it was only the hay-fever.’
quitted
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From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
registrationnounUS /ˌredʒɪˈstreɪʃən/
the act of enrolling
From this reading Had his Majesty lived until after the then impending registration, the Whigs would have been again dismissed.
RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading It was quite unexpected; within a fortnight of his death, eminent persons still believed that ‘it was only the hay-fever.’
styledverbUS /staɪld/
past form of “style” — designate by an identifying term
From this reading The death of the King was a great blow to what had now come to be generally styled the ‘Conservative Cause.’
Tamworth
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From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Had his Majesty lived until after the then impending registration, the Whigs would have been again dismissed.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This event necessarily induced a dissolution of the Parliament, elected under the auspices of Sir Robert Peel in 1834, and after the publication of the Tamworth Manifesto.
unexpectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
not expected or anticipated
From this reading It was quite unexpected; within a fortnight of his death, eminent persons still believed that ‘it was only the hay-fever.’
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Had his Majesty lived until after the then impending registration, the Whigs would have been again dismissed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The death of the King was a great blow to what had now come to be generally styled the ‘Conservative Cause.’
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The death of the King was a great blow to what had now come to be generally styled the ‘Conservative Cause.’
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
WhigsnounUS /wɪɡz/
plural of “whig” — a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
From this reading Had his Majesty lived until after the then impending registration, the Whigs would have been again dismissed.
William
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From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was quite unexpected; within a fortnight of his death, eminent persons still believed that ‘it was only the hay-fever.’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had his Majesty lived until after the then impending registration, the Whigs would have been again dismissed.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Less than a year after the arrival of Coningsby at Cambridge, and which he had only once quitted in the interval, and that to pass a short time in Berkshire with his friend Buckhurst, occurred the death of King William IV.
