1847
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From this reading In the spring of 1847 we moved to Seneca Falls.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here we spent sixteen years of our married life, and here our other children--two sons and two daughters--were born.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the last moment my nurse decided she could not leave her friends and go so far away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At the last moment my nurse decided she could not leave her friends and go so far away.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
brought into existence
From this reading Here we spent sixteen years of our married life, and here our other children--two sons and two daughters--were born.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Here we spent sixteen years of our married life, and here our other children--two sons and two daughters--were born.
CONVENTIONnounUS /kənˈvenʃən/
a large formal assembly
From this reading THE FIRST WOMAN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At the last moment my nurse decided she could not leave her friends and go so far away.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading Here we spent sixteen years of our married life, and here our other children--two sons and two daughters--were born.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
Eaton
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From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading In the spring of 1847 we moved to Seneca Falls.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading At the last moment my nurse decided she could not leave her friends and go so far away.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST WOMAN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading At the last moment my nurse decided she could not leave her friends and go so far away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the last moment my nurse decided she could not leave her friends and go so far away.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we spent sixteen years of our married life, and here our other children--two sons and two daughters--were born.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the spring of 1847 we moved to Seneca Falls.
Johnstown
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From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
and nothing more
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
immediately past
From this reading At the last moment my nurse decided she could not leave her friends and go so far away.
go away from a place
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Here we spent sixteen years of our married life, and here our other children--two sons and two daughters--were born.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Here we spent sixteen years of our married life, and here our other children--two sons and two daughters--were born.
a particular point in time
From this reading At the last moment my nurse decided she could not leave her friends and go so far away.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading In the spring of 1847 we moved to Seneca Falls.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the last moment my nurse decided she could not leave her friends and go so far away.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the last moment my nurse decided she could not leave her friends and go so far away.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading At the last moment my nurse decided she could not leave her friends and go so far away.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the spring of 1847 we moved to Seneca Falls.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Here we spent sixteen years of our married life, and here our other children--two sons and two daughters--were born.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Here we spent sixteen years of our married life, and here our other children--two sons and two daughters--were born.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading THE FIRST WOMAN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION.
SenecanounUS /ˈsenəkə/
Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
From this reading In the spring of 1847 we moved to Seneca Falls.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the last moment my nurse decided she could not leave her friends and go so far away.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading Here we spent sixteen years of our married life, and here our other children--two sons and two daughters--were born.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At the last moment my nurse decided she could not leave her friends and go so far away.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Here we spent sixteen years of our married life, and here our other children--two sons and two daughters--were born.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Here we spent sixteen years of our married life, and here our other children--two sons and two daughters--were born.
the season of growth
From this reading In the spring of 1847 we moved to Seneca Falls.
StantonnounUS /ˈstæntən/
United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
not in physical motion
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST WOMAN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the spring of 1847 we moved to Seneca Falls.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Here we spent sixteen years of our married life, and here our other children--two sons and two daughters--were born.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the spring of 1847 we moved to Seneca Falls.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here we spent sixteen years of our married life, and here our other children--two sons and two daughters--were born.
WOMAN'SnounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE FIRST WOMAN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION.
a late time of life
From this reading Here we spent sixteen years of our married life, and here our other children--two sons and two daughters--were born.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Just as we were ready to leave Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton and their two children arrived from Europe, and we decided to go together to Johnstown, Mr. Eaton being obliged to hurry to New York on business, and Mr. Stanton to remain still in Boston a few months.
