1126
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From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
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From this reading 32.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those whose lot it is to ramble can seldom write, and those who know how to write very seldom ramble.'
Baretti's
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From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I know not whether the world has ever seen such _Travels_ before.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
cnounUS /siː/
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Those whose lot it is to ramble can seldom write, and those who know how to write very seldom ramble.'
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading I know not whether the world has ever seen such _Travels_ before.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know not whether the world has ever seen such _Travels_ before.
how
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From this reading Those whose lot it is to ramble can seldom write, and those who know how to write very seldom ramble.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Those whose lot it is to ramble can seldom write, and those who know how to write very seldom ramble.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Those whose lot it is to ramble can seldom write, and those who know how to write very seldom ramble.'
JohnsonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsən/
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know not whether the world has ever seen such _Travels_ before.
LettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading _Piozzi_ Letters, i.
lotnounUS /lɑːt/
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Those whose lot it is to ramble can seldom write, and those who know how to write very seldom ramble.'
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I know not whether the world has ever seen such _Travels_ before.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
Piozzi
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From this reading _Piozzi_ Letters, i.
pleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
rambleverbUS /ˈræmbəl/
continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading Those whose lot it is to ramble can seldom write, and those who know how to write very seldom ramble.'
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I know not whether the world has ever seen such _Travels_ before.
seldomadverbUS /ˈseldəm/
not often
From this reading Those whose lot it is to ramble can seldom write, and those who know how to write very seldom ramble.'
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I know not whether the world has ever seen such _Travels_ before.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know not whether the world has ever seen such _Travels_ before.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those whose lot it is to ramble can seldom write, and those who know how to write very seldom ramble.'
Thrale
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From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
TravelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Those whose lot it is to ramble can seldom write, and those who know how to write very seldom ramble.'
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I know not whether the world has ever seen such _Travels_ before.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those whose lot it is to ramble can seldom write, and those who know how to write very seldom ramble.'
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Those whose lot it is to ramble can seldom write, and those who know how to write very seldom ramble.'
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I know not whether the world has ever seen such _Travels_ before.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading Those whose lot it is to ramble can seldom write, and those who know how to write very seldom ramble.'
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [1126] Of Baretti's _Travels through Spain, &c_., Johnson wrote to Mrs. Thrale:--'That Baretti's book would please you all I made no doubt.
