1768
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From this reading LONDON, January 29, 1768.
29
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From this reading LONDON, January 29, 1768.
8th
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From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Two days ago I received your letter of the 8th.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Two days ago I received your letter of the 8th.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It congealed both my body and my mind, and scarcely left me the power of thinking.
BaslenounUS /ˈbæsəl/
a city in northwestern Switzerland
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A great many here, both in town and country, have perished by the frost, and been lost in the snow.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading It congealed both my body and my mind, and scarcely left me the power of thinking.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It congealed both my body and my mind, and scarcely left me the power of thinking.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A great many here, both in town and country, have perished by the frost, and been lost in the snow.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
congealedadjectiveUS /kənˈdʒiːld/
congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling
From this reading It congealed both my body and my mind, and scarcely left me the power of thinking.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A great many here, both in town and country, have perished by the frost, and been lost in the snow.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Two days ago I received your letter of the 8th.
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Two days ago I received your letter of the 8th.
escapedadjectiveUS /ɪˈskeɪpt/
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
excessiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsesɪv/
beyond normal limits
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
FRIENDnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Two days ago I received your letter of the 8th.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading A great many here, both in town and country, have perished by the frost, and been lost in the snow.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great many here, both in town and country, have perished by the frost, and been lost in the snow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A great many here, both in town and country, have perished by the frost, and been lost in the snow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Two days ago I received your letter of the 8th.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A great many here, both in town and country, have perished by the frost, and been lost in the snow.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It congealed both my body and my mind, and scarcely left me the power of thinking.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading LONDON, January 29, 1768.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It congealed both my body and my mind, and scarcely left me the power of thinking.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Two days ago I received your letter of the 8th.
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 29, 1768.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading A great many here, both in town and country, have perished by the frost, and been lost in the snow.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading A great many here, both in town and country, have perished by the frost, and been lost in the snow.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It congealed both my body and my mind, and scarcely left me the power of thinking.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It congealed both my body and my mind, and scarcely left me the power of thinking.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Two days ago I received your letter of the 8th.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Two days ago I received your letter of the 8th.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
perishedverbUS /ˈperɪʃt/
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading A great many here, both in town and country, have perished by the frost, and been lost in the snow.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading It congealed both my body and my mind, and scarcely left me the power of thinking.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Two days ago I received your letter of the 8th.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading It congealed both my body and my mind, and scarcely left me the power of thinking.
severeadjectiveUS /səˈvɪr/
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading A great many here, both in town and country, have perished by the frost, and been lost in the snow.
sooneradverbUS /ˈsuːnər/
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Two days ago I received your letter of the 8th.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading It congealed both my body and my mind, and scarcely left me the power of thinking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading A great many here, both in town and country, have perished by the frost, and been lost in the snow.
TwonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Two days ago I received your letter of the 8th.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish you had gone a month or six weeks sooner to Basle, that you might have escaped the excessive cold of the most severe winter that I believe was ever known.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND: Two days ago I received your letter of the 8th.
