1812
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From this reading It was the year 1812.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
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 At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
bondnounUS /bɑːnd/
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
entreatingverbUS /enˈtriːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “entreat” — ask for or request earnestly
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
familiesnounUS /ˈfæməliz/
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
flour-mill
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From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
inevitablyadverbUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbli/
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the year 1812.
Jael
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From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/
and nothing more
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
necessitynounUS /nəˈsesəti/
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
nominaladjectiveUS /ˈnɑːmənəl/
relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
profitsnounUS /ˈprɑːfɪts/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
releasedverbUS /riˈliːst/
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
releasingadjectiveUS /riˈliːsɪŋ/
emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
shortlyadverbUS /ˈʃɔːrtli/
for a short time
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
soldadjectiveUS /soʊld/
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
stoutadjectiveUS /staʊt/
dependable
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
supportnounUS /səˈpɔːrt/
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
tan-yard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
tanningnounUS /ˈtænɪŋ/
process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the year 1812.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
tradenounUS /treɪd/
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was discovered that the profits of the tanning trade had long been merely nominal--that of necessity, for the support of our two families, the tan-yard must be sold, and the business confined entirely to the flour-mill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the year 1812.
waysnounUS /weɪz/
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading At this crisis, as if the change of all things broke her stout old heart, which never could bend to any new ways--Jael died.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For, as was shortly afterwards made clear, fate--say Providence--was now inevitably releasing him from a bond, from which, so long as my poor father lived, John would never have released himself.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It was the year 1812.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading I had lived for ten years as a brother in my adopted brother's house, whither he had brought me on the day of my father's funeral; entreating that I should never leave it again.
