1851
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From this reading 1851-1853.
1853
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From this reading 1851-1853.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
advisesverbUS /ædˈvaɪzɪz/
third-person singular of “advise” — give advice to
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
AssociationnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
BritishnounUS /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
the people of Great Britain
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you imagine me holding forth?"
datingnounUS /ˈdeɪtɪŋ/
use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
descriptionnounUS /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Thank Heaven I have impudence enough to lecture the savans of Europe if necessary.
EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Thank Heaven I have impudence enough to lecture the savans of Europe if necessary.
fillverbUS /fɪl/
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
Forbes
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From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Can you imagine me holding forth?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thank Heaven I have impudence enough to lecture the savans of Europe if necessary.
HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Thank Heaven I have impudence enough to lecture the savans of Europe if necessary.
helpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading Can you imagine me holding forth?"
Huxley's
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From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thank Heaven I have impudence enough to lecture the savans of Europe if necessary.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Thank Heaven I have impudence enough to lecture the savans of Europe if necessary.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Can you imagine me holding forth?"
impudencenoun
an impudent statement
From this reading Thank Heaven I have impudence enough to lecture the savans of Europe if necessary.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
Ipswich
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From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
lectureverbUS /ˈlektʃər/
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading Thank Heaven I have impudence enough to lecture the savans of Europe if necessary.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
necessaryadjectiveUS /ˈnesəseri/
absolutely essential
From this reading Thank Heaven I have impudence enough to lecture the savans of Europe if necessary.
notoriousadjectiveUS /noʊˈtɔːriəs/
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
outlinesnounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪnz/
plural of “outline” — the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
savans
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From this reading Thank Heaven I have impudence enough to lecture the savans of Europe if necessary.
SeveraladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
somehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
struggleverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəl/
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
ThankverbUS /θæŋk/
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank Heaven I have impudence enough to lecture the savans of Europe if necessary.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading There is a description of the British Association meeting at Ipswich in 1851] ("Forbes advises me to go down to the meeting of the British Association this year and make myself notorious somehow or other.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading [Several letters dating from 1851 to 1853 help to fill up the outlines of Huxley's life during those three years of struggle.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you imagine me holding forth?"
