1748
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From this reading 1748.
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From this reading LONDON, November 29, 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 His father and he came to town together, in a post-chaise a fortnight ago, the rest of the family remaining in Cornwall.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading His father and he came to town together, in a post-chaise a fortnight ago, the rest of the family remaining in Cornwall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
BOYnounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His father and he came to town together, in a post-chaise a fortnight ago, the rest of the family remaining in Cornwall.
concernnounUS /kənˈsɜːrn/
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
CornwallnounUS /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading His father and he came to town together, in a post-chaise a fortnight ago, the rest of the family remaining in Cornwall.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
delayedadjectiveUS /dɪˈleɪd/
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading His father, with difficulty, survived the journey, and died last Saturday was seven-night.
difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading His father, with difficulty, survived the journey, and died last Saturday was seven-night.
EliotnounUS /ˈeliət/
British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading His father and he came to town together, in a post-chaise a fortnight ago, the rest of the family remaining in Cornwall.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father and he came to town together, in a post-chaise a fortnight ago, the rest of the family remaining in Cornwall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading His father and he came to town together, in a post-chaise a fortnight ago, the rest of the family remaining in Cornwall.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His father and he came to town together, in a post-chaise a fortnight ago, the rest of the family remaining in Cornwall.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father and he came to town together, in a post-chaise a fortnight ago, the rest of the family remaining in Cornwall.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His father and he came to town together, in a post-chaise a fortnight ago, the rest of the family remaining in Cornwall.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading His father, with difficulty, survived the journey, and died last Saturday was seven-night.
justlyadverbUS /ˈdʒʌstli/
with honesty
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading His father, with difficulty, survived the journey, and died last Saturday was seven-night.
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, November 29, O. S.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
motionsnounUS /ˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “motion” — the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading LONDON, November 29, O. S.
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, November 29, O. S.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
post-chaise
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From this reading His father and he came to town together, in a post-chaise a fortnight ago, the rest of the family remaining in Cornwall.
remainingadjectiveUS /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/
not used up
From this reading His father and he came to town together, in a post-chaise a fortnight ago, the rest of the family remaining in Cornwall.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading His father and he came to town together, in a post-chaise a fortnight ago, the rest of the family remaining in Cornwall.
SnounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading LONDON, November 29, O. S.
SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading His father, with difficulty, survived the journey, and died last Saturday was seven-night.
seven-night
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From this reading His father, with difficulty, survived the journey, and died last Saturday was seven-night.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
survivedverbUS /sərˈvaɪvd/
past form of “survive” — continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading His father, with difficulty, survived the journey, and died last Saturday was seven-night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading His father and he came to town together, in a post-chaise a fortnight ago, the rest of the family remaining in Cornwall.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading His father and he came to town together, in a post-chaise a fortnight ago, the rest of the family remaining in Cornwall.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His father, with difficulty, survived the journey, and died last Saturday was seven-night.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His father, with difficulty, survived the journey, and died last Saturday was seven-night.
writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
the act of creating written works
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR BOY: I delayed writing to you till I could give you some account of the motions of your friend Mr. Eliot; for whom I know you have, and very justly, the most friendly concern.
