1197
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From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
1762
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From this reading 1762, about the Cock Lane ghost.--Examination at his house.'
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 1762, about the Cock Lane ghost.--Examination at his house.'
acceptverbUS /ækˈsept/
consider or hold as true
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
Aldrich
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From this reading Endorsed 'Mr. Aldrich, Feb.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 1762, about the Cock Lane ghost.--Examination at his house.'
becomingadjectiveUS /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/
according with custom or propriety
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
BoswellnounUS /ˈbɑːzwel/
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
CockverbUS /kɑːk/
tilt or slant to one side
From this reading 1762, about the Cock Lane ghost.--Examination at his house.'
conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/
a state at a particular time
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
consentedverbUS /kənˈsentɪd/
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
CorsicanadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrsəkən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Corsica or its people
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
Corsicans
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From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Paoli did not think so.
disgracedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡreɪst/
suffering shame
From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
EndorsedverbUS /enˈdɔːrst/
past form of “endorse” — be behind; approve of
From this reading Endorsed 'Mr. Aldrich, Feb.
enragedadjectiveUS /enˈreɪdʒd/
marked by extreme anger
From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
ExaminationnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading 1762, about the Cock Lane ghost.--Examination at his house.'
FebnounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading Endorsed 'Mr. Aldrich, Feb.
ghostnounUS /ɡoʊst/
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading 1762, about the Cock Lane ghost.--Examination at his house.'
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
hangmannounUS /ˈhæŋmən/
an executioner who hangs the condemned person
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 1762, about the Cock Lane ghost.--Examination at his house.'
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading 1762, about the Cock Lane ghost.--Examination at his house.'
LanenounUS /leɪn/
a narrow way or road
From this reading 1762, about the Cock Lane ghost.--Examination at his house.'
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Endorsed 'Mr. Aldrich, Feb.
nationnounUS /ˈneɪʃən/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
noisenounUS /nɔɪz/
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Paoli did not think so.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
Paoli
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From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
sentencenounUS /ˈsentəns/
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Paoli did not think so.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1762, about the Cock Lane ghost.--Examination at his house.'
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Paoli did not think so.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This made a great noise among the Corsicans, who were enraged at the creature, and said their nation was now disgraced.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [1197] Boswell was with Paoli when news came that a Corsican under sentence of death 'had consented to accept of his life, upon condition of becoming hangman.
