1709
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From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading So when he was two, little Samuel was taken to London by his father and mother, and there he was "touched" by Queen Anne.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a big, strong boy, but he suffered from a dreadful disease, known then as the King's Evil.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a big, strong boy, but he suffered from a dreadful disease, known then as the King's Evil.
booksellernounUS /ˈbʊkselər/
the proprietor of a bookstore
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading He was a big, strong boy, but he suffered from a dreadful disease, known then as the King's Evil.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a big, strong boy, but he suffered from a dreadful disease, known then as the King's Evil.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
curedadjectiveUS /kjʊrd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading He was a big, strong boy, but he suffered from a dreadful disease, known then as the King's Evil.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading He was a big, strong boy, but he suffered from a dreadful disease, known then as the King's Evil.
EvilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading He was a big, strong boy, but he suffered from a dreadful disease, known then as the King's Evil.
eyesightnounUS /ˈaɪsaɪt/
normal use of the faculty of vision
From this reading It left scars upon his good-looking face, and nearly robbed him of his eyesight.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It left scars upon his good-looking face, and nearly robbed him of his eyesight.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading So when he was two, little Samuel was taken to London by his father and mother, and there he was "touched" by Queen Anne.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was a big, strong boy, but he suffered from a dreadful disease, known then as the King's Evil.
good-lookingadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdlʊkɪŋ/
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading It left scars upon his good-looking face, and nearly robbed him of his eyesight.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It left scars upon his good-looking face, and nearly robbed him of his eyesight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It left scars upon his good-looking face, and nearly robbed him of his eyesight.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It left scars upon his good-looking face, and nearly robbed him of his eyesight.
JOHNSONnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsən/
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading He was a big, strong boy, but he suffered from a dreadful disease, known then as the King's Evil.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading He was a big, strong boy, but he suffered from a dreadful disease, known then as the King's Evil.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It left scars upon his good-looking face, and nearly robbed him of his eyesight.
Lichfield
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So when he was two, little Samuel was taken to London by his father and mother, and there he was "touched" by Queen Anne.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading So when he was two, little Samuel was taken to London by his father and mother, and there he was "touched" by Queen Anne.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading So when he was two, little Samuel was taken to London by his father and mother, and there he was "touched" by Queen Anne.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It left scars upon his good-looking face, and nearly robbed him of his eyesight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
QueennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading So when he was two, little Samuel was taken to London by his father and mother, and there he was "touched" by Queen Anne.
robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading It left scars upon his good-looking face, and nearly robbed him of his eyesight.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
SAMUELnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
scarsnounUS /skɑːrz/
plural of “scar” — a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading It left scars upon his good-looking face, and nearly robbed him of his eyesight.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So when he was two, little Samuel was taken to London by his father and mother, and there he was "touched" by Queen Anne.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He was a big, strong boy, but he suffered from a dreadful disease, known then as the King's Evil.
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading He was a big, strong boy, but he suffered from a dreadful disease, known then as the King's Evil.
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading So when he was two, little Samuel was taken to London by his father and mother, and there he was "touched" by Queen Anne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He was a big, strong boy, but he suffered from a dreadful disease, known then as the King's Evil.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading So when he was two, little Samuel was taken to London by his father and mother, and there he was "touched" by Queen Anne.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So when he was two, little Samuel was taken to London by his father and mother, and there he was "touched" by Queen Anne.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading So when he was two, little Samuel was taken to London by his father and mother, and there he was "touched" by Queen Anne.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It left scars upon his good-looking face, and nearly robbed him of his eyesight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON was the son of a country bookseller, and he was born at Lichfield in 1709.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So when he was two, little Samuel was taken to London by his father and mother, and there he was "touched" by Queen Anne.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In those days people still believed that this dreadful disease would be cured if the person suffering from it was touched by a royal hand.
