1795
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From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
Adonais
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From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a boy Thomas Keats had come to London and found a situation as ostler in some livery stable.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a boy Thomas Keats had come to London and found a situation as ostler in some livery stable.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Keats then became manager of the stables, and his father-in-law, who was comfortably off, went away to live in the country.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was clever and steady, and before he was twenty had risen to be head ostler and married his master's daughter.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Keats then became manager of the stables, and his father-in-law, who was comfortably off, went away to live in the country.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was clever and steady, and before he was twenty had risen to be head ostler and married his master's daughter.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading As a boy Thomas Keats had come to London and found a situation as ostler in some livery stable.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
circumstancesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstænsəz/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading He was born, too, in very different circumstances, for whereas Shelley was the eldest son of a country gentleman, John Keats, was the eldest son of a stableman.
cleveradjectiveUS /ˈklevər/
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading He was clever and steady, and before he was twenty had risen to be head ostler and married his master's daughter.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As a boy Thomas Keats had come to London and found a situation as ostler in some livery stable.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading Keats then became manager of the stables, and his father-in-law, who was comfortably off, went away to live in the country.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He was born, too, in very different circumstances, for whereas Shelley was the eldest son of a country gentleman, John Keats, was the eldest son of a stableman.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading He was clever and steady, and before he was twenty had risen to be head ostler and married his master's daughter.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading He was born, too, in very different circumstances, for whereas Shelley was the eldest son of a country gentleman, John Keats, was the eldest son of a stableman.
eldestadjectiveUS /ˈeldəst/
first in order of birth
From this reading He was born, too, in very different circumstances, for whereas Shelley was the eldest son of a country gentleman, John Keats, was the eldest son of a stableman.
father-in-lawnounUS /ˈfɑːðərɪnlɔː/
the father of your spouse
From this reading Keats then became manager of the stables, and his father-in-law, who was comfortably off, went away to live in the country.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was born, too, in very different circumstances, for whereas Shelley was the eldest son of a country gentleman, John Keats, was the eldest son of a stableman.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading As a boy Thomas Keats had come to London and found a situation as ostler in some livery stable.
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading He was born, too, in very different circumstances, for whereas Shelley was the eldest son of a country gentleman, John Keats, was the eldest son of a stableman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As a boy Thomas Keats had come to London and found a situation as ostler in some livery stable.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was born, too, in very different circumstances, for whereas Shelley was the eldest son of a country gentleman, John Keats, was the eldest son of a stableman.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He was clever and steady, and before he was twenty had risen to be head ostler and married his master's daughter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was clever and steady, and before he was twenty had risen to be head ostler and married his master's daughter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
JOHNnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
KEATSnounUS /kiːts/
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Keats then became manager of the stables, and his father-in-law, who was comfortably off, went away to live in the country.
liverynounUS /ˈlɪvəri/
uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
From this reading As a boy Thomas Keats had come to London and found a situation as ostler in some livery stable.
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 As a boy Thomas Keats had come to London and found a situation as ostler in some livery stable.
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Keats then became manager of the stables, and his father-in-law, who was comfortably off, went away to live in the country.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading He was clever and steady, and before he was twenty had risen to be head ostler and married his master's daughter.
master'snounUS /ˈmæstərz/
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading He was clever and steady, and before he was twenty had risen to be head ostler and married his master's daughter.
mournedverbUS /mɔːrnd/
past form of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was born, too, in very different circumstances, for whereas Shelley was the eldest son of a country gentleman, John Keats, was the eldest son of a stableman.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Keats then became manager of the stables, and his father-in-law, who was comfortably off, went away to live in the country.
ostlernoun
someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
From this reading As a boy Thomas Keats had come to London and found a situation as ostler in some livery stable.
poetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading He was clever and steady, and before he was twenty had risen to be head ostler and married his master's daughter.
ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading As a boy Thomas Keats had come to London and found a situation as ostler in some livery stable.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As a boy Thomas Keats had come to London and found a situation as ostler in some livery stable.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading He was born, too, in very different circumstances, for whereas Shelley was the eldest son of a country gentleman, John Keats, was the eldest son of a stableman.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading As a boy Thomas Keats had come to London and found a situation as ostler in some livery stable.
stablemannoun
someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
From this reading He was born, too, in very different circumstances, for whereas Shelley was the eldest son of a country gentleman, John Keats, was the eldest son of a stableman.
stablesnounUS /ˈsteɪbəlz/
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading Keats then became manager of the stables, and his father-in-law, who was comfortably off, went away to live in the country.
steadyverbUS /ˈstedi/
make steady
From this reading He was clever and steady, and before he was twenty had risen to be head ostler and married his master's daughter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Keats then became manager of the stables, and his father-in-law, who was comfortably off, went away to live in the country.
ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading As a boy Thomas Keats had come to London and found a situation as ostler in some livery stable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As a boy Thomas Keats had come to London and found a situation as ostler in some livery stable.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He was born, too, in very different circumstances, for whereas Shelley was the eldest son of a country gentleman, John Keats, was the eldest son of a stableman.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading He was clever and steady, and before he was twenty had risen to be head ostler and married his master's daughter.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He was born, too, in very different circumstances, for whereas Shelley was the eldest son of a country gentleman, John Keats, was the eldest son of a stableman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Keats then became manager of the stables, and his father-in-law, who was comfortably off, went away to live in the country.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading He was born, too, in very different circumstances, for whereas Shelley was the eldest son of a country gentleman, John Keats, was the eldest son of a stableman.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Keats then became manager of the stables, and his father-in-law, who was comfortably off, went away to live in the country.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
youngeradjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡər/
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading JOHN KEATS, the poet whose death Shelley mourned in Adonais, was by a few years the younger, having been born in 1795.
