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From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
1754
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From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
26th
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From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
bene
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From this reading "Condisce i diletti Memorie di pene, Ne sa che sia bene Chi mal non soffri."
besetverbUS /bɪˈset/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
briars
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From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
che
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From this reading "Condisce i diletti Memorie di pene, Ne sa che sia bene Chi mal non soffri."
ChinounUS /kaɪ/
the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
From this reading "Condisce i diletti Memorie di pene, Ne sa che sia bene Chi mal non soffri."
Condisce
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From this reading "Condisce i diletti Memorie di pene, Ne sa che sia bene Chi mal non soffri."
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
dangersnounUS /ˈdeɪndʒərz/
plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
di
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From this reading "Condisce i diletti Memorie di pene, Ne sa che sia bene Chi mal non soffri."
diletti
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From this reading "Condisce i diletti Memorie di pene, Ne sa che sia bene Chi mal non soffri."
distressnounUS /dɪˈstres/
psychological suffering
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
FRIENDnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
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, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
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 They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
mal
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From this reading "Condisce i diletti Memorie di pene, Ne sa che sia bene Chi mal non soffri."
Manheim
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From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
Memorie
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From this reading "Condisce i diletti Memorie di pene, Ne sa che sia bene Chi mal non soffri."
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
MunichnounUS /ˈmjuːnɪk/
the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
NenounUS /niː/
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading "Condisce i diletti Memorie di pene, Ne sa che sia bene Chi mal non soffri."
nonadverbUS /nɑːn/
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading "Condisce i diletti Memorie di pene, Ne sa che sia bene Chi mal non soffri."
numbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
others
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From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
partsnounUS /pɑːrts/
the local environment
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
pene
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From this reading "Condisce i diletti Memorie di pene, Ne sa che sia bene Chi mal non soffri."
pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
profusionnounUS /prəˈfjuːʒən/
the property of being extremely abundant
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
prospectnounUS /ˈprɑːspekt/
the possibility of future success
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
ruggedadjectiveUS /ˈrʌɡəd/
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
sanounUS /sɑː/
Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943
From this reading "Condisce i diletti Memorie di pene, Ne sa che sia bene Chi mal non soffri."
samplesnounUS /ˈsæmpəlz/
plural of “sample” — a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
scatteredadjectiveUS /ˈskætərd/
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
sia
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From this reading "Condisce i diletti Memorie di pene, Ne sa che sia bene Chi mal non soffri."
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
smoothadjectiveUS /smuːð/
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
soffri
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From this reading "Condisce i diletti Memorie di pene, Ne sa che sia bene Chi mal non soffri."
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
thornsnounUS /θɔːrnz/
plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
torrentsnounUS /ˈtɔːrənts/
plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
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 Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In some parts of it, flowers are scattered, with profusion, the road is smooth, and the prospect pleasant: but in others (and I fear the greater number) the road is rugged, beset with thorns and briars, and cut by torrents.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading They were but little samples of the much greater distress and dangers which you must expect to meet within your great, and I hope, long journey through life.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Since you are got so well out of the distress and dangers of your journey from Manheim, I am glad that you were in them:
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LONDON, January 15, 1754 MY DEAR FRIEND: I have this moment received your letter of the 26th past from Munich.
