1849
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From this reading 1849-1852
1852
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From this reading 1849-1852
9
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From this reading On March 9, 1849, Mr. Browning's son was born.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading With the joy of his wife's deliverance from the dangers of such an event came also his first great sorrow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With the joy of his wife's deliverance from the dangers of such an event came also his first great sorrow.
BathsnounUS /bæθs/
plural of “bath” — a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
BirthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading On March 9, 1849, Mr. Browning's son was born.
Browning'snounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋz/
possessive form of “browning” — United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading With the joy of his wife's deliverance from the dangers of such an event came also his first great sorrow.
CarlylenounUS /ˈkɑːrlaɪl/
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
dangersnounUS /ˈdeɪndʒərz/
plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading With the joy of his wife's deliverance from the dangers of such an event came also his first great sorrow.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
DeathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
deliverancenounUS /dɪˈlɪvərəns/
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading With the joy of his wife's deliverance from the dangers of such an event came also his first great sorrow.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His mother did not live to receive the news of her grandchild's birth.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
eventnounUS /ɪˈvent/
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading With the joy of his wife's deliverance from the dangers of such an event came also his first great sorrow.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading With the joy of his wife's deliverance from the dangers of such an event came also his first great sorrow.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With the joy of his wife's deliverance from the dangers of such an event came also his first great sorrow.
FullernounUS /ˈfʊlər/
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
grandchild's
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From this reading His mother did not live to receive the news of her grandchild's birth.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading With the joy of his wife's deliverance from the dangers of such an event came also his first great sorrow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother did not live to receive the news of her grandchild's birth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading With the joy of his wife's deliverance from the dangers of such an event came also his first great sorrow.
LettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading His mother did not live to receive the news of her grandchild's birth.
Lucca
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From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading On March 9, 1849, Mr. Browning's son was born.
Margaret
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From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
Mussetnoun
French poet and writer (1810-1857)
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading His mother did not live to receive the news of her grandchild's birth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His mother did not live to receive the news of her grandchild's birth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On March 9, 1849, Mr. Browning's son was born.
Ossoli
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From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
receiveverbUS /rəˈsiːv/
get something; come into possession of
From this reading His mother did not live to receive the news of her grandchild's birth.
SandnounUS /sænd/
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
SonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading With the joy of his wife's deliverance from the dangers of such an event came also his first great sorrow.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading With the joy of his wife's deliverance from the dangers of such an event came also his first great sorrow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the joy of his wife's deliverance from the dangers of such an event came also his first great sorrow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
VenicenounUS /ˈvenəs/
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
VisitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On March 9, 1849, Mr. Browning's son was born.
wife'snounUS /waɪfs/
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading With the joy of his wife's deliverance from the dangers of such an event came also his first great sorrow.
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 Death of Mr. Browning's Mother--Birth of his Son--Mrs. Browning's Letters continued--Baths of Lucca--Florence again--Venice--Margaret Fuller Ossoli--Visit to England--Winter in Paris--Carlyle--George Sand--Alfred de Musset.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the joy of his wife's deliverance from the dangers of such an event came also his first great sorrow.
