1748
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From this reading LONDON, December 6, 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 DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
affectionateadjectiveUS /əˈfekʃənət/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he grew, toward the last, lethargic, his end was not painful to himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
BOYnounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
closestadverbUS /ˈkloʊsəst/
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
concernnounUS /kənˈsɜːrn/
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading LONDON, December 6, O. S.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading As he grew, toward the last, lethargic, his end was not painful to himself.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
fitverbUS /fɪt/
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
friendshipnounUS /ˈfrendʃɪp/
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
goutnounUS /ɡaʊt/
a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading As he grew, toward the last, lethargic, his end was not painful to himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he grew, toward the last, lethargic, his end was not painful to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
lethargicadjectiveUS /ləˈθɑːrdʒɪk/
deficient in alertness or activity
From this reading As he grew, toward the last, lethargic, his end was not painful to himself.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
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, December 6, O. S.
lossnounUS /lɔːs/
something that is lost
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As he grew, toward the last, lethargic, his end was not painful to himself.
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, December 6, O. S.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
painfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading As he grew, toward the last, lethargic, his end was not painful to himself.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
SnounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading LONDON, December 6, O. S.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
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 am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he grew, toward the last, lethargic, his end was not painful to himself.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading As he grew, toward the last, lethargic, his end was not painful to himself.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he grew, toward the last, lethargic, his end was not painful to himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My brother John died last Friday night, of a fit of the gout, which he had had for about a month in his hands and feet, and which fell at last upon his stomach and head.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DEAR BOY: I am at present under very great concern for the loss of a most affectionate brother, with whom I had always lived in the closest friendship.
