adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had also a not unnatural conviction that he would die, which was unfavorable to his recovery.
Abel's
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From this reading He was very ill, too, partly from grief at Abel’s death.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading He had also a not unnatural conviction that he would die, which was unfavorable to his recovery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was very ill, too, partly from grief at Abel’s death.
beliefnounUS /bɪˈliːf/
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
bequestnounUS /bɪˈkwest/
(law) a gift of personal property by will
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
breakingnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/
the act of breaking something
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
CONVALESCENCEnounUS /ˌkɑːnvəˈlesəns/
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
From this reading JAN HAS THE FEVER.—CONVALESCENCE IN MASTER SWIFT’S COTTAGE.—THE SQUIRE ON DEMORALIZATION.
convictionnounUS /kənˈvɪkʃən/
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading He had also a not unnatural conviction that he would die, which was unfavorable to his recovery.
COTTAGEnounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading JAN HAS THE FEVER.—CONVALESCENCE IN MASTER SWIFT’S COTTAGE.—THE SQUIRE ON DEMORALIZATION.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He was very ill, too, partly from grief at Abel’s death.
DEMORALIZATIONnounUS /dɪˌmɔːrəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
From this reading JAN HAS THE FEVER.—CONVALESCENCE IN MASTER SWIFT’S COTTAGE.—THE SQUIRE ON DEMORALIZATION.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He had also a not unnatural conviction that he would die, which was unfavorable to his recovery.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
etchingnounUS /ˈetʃɪŋ/
an impression made from an etched plate
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
fairlyadverbUS /ˈferli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
FEVERnounUS /ˈfiːvər/
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading JAN HAS THE FEVER.—CONVALESCENCE IN MASTER SWIFT’S COTTAGE.—THE SQUIRE ON DEMORALIZATION.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was very ill, too, partly from grief at Abel’s death.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
griefnounUS /ɡriːf/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading He was very ill, too, partly from grief at Abel’s death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had also a not unnatural conviction that he would die, which was unfavorable to his recovery.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JAN HAS THE FEVER.—CONVALESCENCE IN MASTER SWIFT’S COTTAGE.—THE SQUIRE ON DEMORALIZATION.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very ill, too, partly from grief at Abel’s death.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had also a not unnatural conviction that he would die, which was unfavorable to his recovery.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He was very ill, too, partly from grief at Abel’s death.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JAN HAS THE FEVER.—CONVALESCENCE IN MASTER SWIFT’S COTTAGE.—THE SQUIRE ON DEMORALIZATION.
infectedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfektɪd/
containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
JANnounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading JAN HAS THE FEVER.—CONVALESCENCE IN MASTER SWIFT’S COTTAGE.—THE SQUIRE ON DEMORALIZATION.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
MASTERnounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading JAN HAS THE FEVER.—CONVALESCENCE IN MASTER SWIFT’S COTTAGE.—THE SQUIRE ON DEMORALIZATION.
necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/
absolutely essential
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had also a not unnatural conviction that he would die, which was unfavorable to his recovery.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JAN HAS THE FEVER.—CONVALESCENCE IN MASTER SWIFT’S COTTAGE.—THE SQUIRE ON DEMORALIZATION.
partlyadverbUS /ˈpɑːrtli/
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading He was very ill, too, partly from grief at Abel’s death.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading He had also a not unnatural conviction that he would die, which was unfavorable to his recovery.
schoolmasternounUS /ˈskuːlmæstər/
presiding officer of a school
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
SQUIREnounUS /skwaɪr/
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading JAN HAS THE FEVER.—CONVALESCENCE IN MASTER SWIFT’S COTTAGE.—THE SQUIRE ON DEMORALIZATION.
SwiftadjectiveUS /swɪft/
moving very fast
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
SWIFT'SnounUS /swɪfts/
possessive form of “swift” — United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
From this reading JAN HAS THE FEVER.—CONVALESCENCE IN MASTER SWIFT’S COTTAGE.—THE SQUIRE ON DEMORALIZATION.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had also a not unnatural conviction that he would die, which was unfavorable to his recovery.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JAN HAS THE FEVER.—CONVALESCENCE IN MASTER SWIFT’S COTTAGE.—THE SQUIRE ON DEMORALIZATION.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had also a not unnatural conviction that he would die, which was unfavorable to his recovery.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He was very ill, too, partly from grief at Abel’s death.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading JAN took the fever.
unfavorableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈfeɪvərəbəl/
not encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading He had also a not unnatural conviction that he would die, which was unfavorable to his recovery.
unnaturaladjectiveUS /ənˈnætʃərəl/
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading He had also a not unnatural conviction that he would die, which was unfavorable to his recovery.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He was very ill, too, partly from grief at Abel’s death.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was very ill, too, partly from grief at Abel’s death.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had also a not unnatural conviction that he would die, which was unfavorable to his recovery.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day on which he gave Master Swift his old etching as a last bequest, he fairly infected him also with this belief, and during a necessary visit to the village the schoolmaster hung up the little picture in his cottage with a breaking heart.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had also a not unnatural conviction that he would die, which was unfavorable to his recovery.
