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From this reading UTRECHT, _July_ 2_nd_.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
agreeableadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːəbəl/
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading Under these agreeable circumstances we entered the great city.
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 How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
AmsterdamnounUS /ˈæmstərdæm/
an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum
From this reading Well, thank Heaven, Amsterdam is behind us!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Well, thank Heaven, Amsterdam is behind us!
BengalnounUS /ˈbeŋɡəl/
a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
broilverbUS /brɔɪl/
cook under a broiler
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
canalnounUS /kəˈnæl/
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
circumstancesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstænsəz/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Under these agreeable circumstances we entered the great city.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Under these agreeable circumstances we entered the great city.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Under these agreeable circumstances we entered the great city.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
exhaling
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From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
farthingnounUS /ˈfɑːrðɪŋ/
a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
From this reading How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Under these agreeable circumstances we entered the great city.
HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Well, thank Heaven, Amsterdam is behind us!
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
Hottentotnoun
any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
How
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
inhabitantnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənt/
a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, thank Heaven, Amsterdam is behind us!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading UTRECHT, _July_ 2_nd_.
ndnoun
a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
From this reading UTRECHT, _July_ 2_nd_.
nosenounUS /noʊz/
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
odoursnounUS /ˈoʊdərs/
plural of “odour” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
powerfuladjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərfəl/
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
quarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/
one of four equal parts
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
regaleverbUS /rɪˈɡeɪl/
provide with choice or abundant food or drink
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
signifiesverbUS /ˈsɪɡnəfaɪz/
third-person singular of “signify” — denote or connote
From this reading How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
sufficientlyadverbUS /səˈfɪʃəntli/
to a sufficient degree
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
thankverbUS /θæŋk/
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Well, thank Heaven, Amsterdam is behind us!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Under these agreeable circumstances we entered the great city.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under these agreeable circumstances we entered the great city.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, thank Heaven, Amsterdam is behind us!
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
UTRECHTnoun
a city in the central Netherlands
From this reading UTRECHT, _July_ 2_nd_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How I got thither signifies not one farthing; it was all along a canal, as usual.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Under these agreeable circumstances we entered the great city.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather was hot enough to broil an inhabitant of Bengal; and the odours, exhaling from every quarter, sufficiently powerful to regale the nose of a Hottentot.
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 Well, thank Heaven, Amsterdam is behind us!
