1748
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From this reading 1748.
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From this reading LONDON, August 2, O. S.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading LONDON, August 2, O. S.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
BOYnounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
concerningverbUS /kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ/
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
Duval
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From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
fairlyadverbUS /ˈferli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
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 You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
jewelernounUS /ˈdʒuːələr/
someone who makes jewelry
From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
knowingadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊɪŋ/
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
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 LONDON, August 2, O. S.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading LONDON, August 2, O. S.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
questionsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
SnounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading LONDON, August 2, O. S.
satisfactionnounUS /ˌsætəˈsfækʃən/
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
ungracefuladjective
lacking grace; clumsy
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
utterancenounUS /ˈʌtərəns/
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DEAR BOY: Duval the jeweler, is arrived, and was with me three or four days ago.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will easily imagine that I asked him a few questions concerning you; and I will give you the satisfaction of knowing that, upon the whole, I was very well pleased with the account he gave me.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But, though he seemed to be much in your interest, yet he fairly owned to me that your utterance was rapid, thick, and ungraceful.
