1830
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From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
AdventuresnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not likely to get it to buy, but Mr. Steevens, the American bookseller, has found me a copy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
authornounUS /ˈɔːθər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I lend you it, will you be kind enough to illustrate it on separate sheets of paper, and not make drawings on the pages of the book?
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
booksellernounUS /ˈbʊkselər/
the proprietor of a bookstore
From this reading You are not likely to get it to buy, but Mr. Steevens, the American bookseller, has found me a copy.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
BritishnounUS /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
the people of Great Britain
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You are not likely to get it to buy, but Mr. Steevens, the American bookseller, has found me a copy.
buyverbUS /baɪ/
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading You are not likely to get it to buy, but Mr. Steevens, the American bookseller, has found me a copy.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
CaptivitynounUS /kæpˈtɪvəti/
the state of being imprisoned
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
Carvill
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From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
copynounUS /ˈkɑːpi/
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading You are not likely to get it to buy, but Mr. Steevens, the American bookseller, has found me a copy.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
drawingsnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋz/
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading If I lend you it, will you be kind enough to illustrate it on separate sheets of paper, and not make drawings on the pages of the book?
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading If I lend you it, will you be kind enough to illustrate it on separate sheets of paper, and not make drawings on the pages of the book?
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading You are not likely to get it to buy, but Mr. Steevens, the American bookseller, has found me a copy.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You are not likely to get it to buy, but Mr. Steevens, the American bookseller, has found me a copy.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You are not likely to get it to buy, but Mr. Steevens, the American bookseller, has found me a copy.
how
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From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
I'd
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From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
illustrateverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪt/
clarify by giving an example of
From this reading If I lend you it, will you be kind enough to illustrate it on separate sheets of paper, and not make drawings on the pages of the book?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
IndiansnounUS /ˈɪndiənz/
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading If I lend you it, will you be kind enough to illustrate it on separate sheets of paper, and not make drawings on the pages of the book?
lendverbUS /lend/
bestow a quality on
From this reading If I lend you it, will you be kind enough to illustrate it on separate sheets of paper, and not make drawings on the pages of the book?
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading You are not likely to get it to buy, but Mr. Steevens, the American bookseller, has found me a copy.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
Messrs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading You are not likely to get it to buy, but Mr. Steevens, the American bookseller, has found me a copy.
NarrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You are not likely to get it to buy, but Mr. Steevens, the American bookseller, has found me a copy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading If I lend you it, will you be kind enough to illustrate it on separate sheets of paper, and not make drawings on the pages of the book?
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading If I lend you it, will you be kind enough to illustrate it on separate sheets of paper, and not make drawings on the pages of the book?
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
publishverbUS /ˈpʌblɪʃ/
put into print
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
publishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
publishernounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃər/
a firm in the publishing business
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
recommendverbUS /ˌrekəˈmend/
push for something
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
RednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
ResidencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
scorenounUS /skɔːr/
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
separateverbUS /ˈsepəreɪt/
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading If I lend you it, will you be kind enough to illustrate it on separate sheets of paper, and not make drawings on the pages of the book?
sheetsnounUS /ʃiːts/
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading If I lend you it, will you be kind enough to illustrate it on separate sheets of paper, and not make drawings on the pages of the book?
Steevens
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From this reading You are not likely to get it to buy, but Mr. Steevens, the American bookseller, has found me a copy.
TannernounUS /ˈtænər/
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
ThirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
warningnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/
a message informing of danger
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If I lend you it, will you be kind enough to illustrate it on separate sheets of paper, and not make drawings on the pages of the book?
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading If I were an American publisher, instead of a British author (how I wish I was!) I'd publish "John Tanner" again, or perhaps cut a good deal out, and make a boy's book of it.
YearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
YorknounUS /jɔːrk/
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 It is called "A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner, during Thirty Years' Residence among the Indians," and it was published at New York by Messrs. Carvill, in 1830.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By way of an awful warning to you on this score, and also, as you say you want a _true_ book about Red Indians, let me recommend to you the best book about them _I_ ever came across.
