1812
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From this reading In 1812, towards the end of the spring, we were to go there for the first time.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading We talked of it all the evening, planning to spend in fruit or milk such money as we had saved, against all the habits of school-life.
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 Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
anxietynounUS /æŋˈzaɪəti/
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We talked of it all the evening, planning to spend in fruit or milk such money as we had saved, against all the habits of school-life.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So his imagination and mine were much excited by the prospect of this excursion, which filled the school with traditional glee.
chateaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading In 1812, towards the end of the spring, we were to go there for the first time.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading We talked of it all the evening, planning to spend in fruit or milk such money as we had saved, against all the habits of school-life.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Neither Lambert nor I had ever seen the pretty valley of the Loire where the house stood.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading So his imagination and mine were much excited by the prospect of this excursion, which filled the school with traditional glee.
excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading So his imagination and mine were much excited by the prospect of this excursion, which filled the school with traditional glee.
famousadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪməs/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading So his imagination and mine were much excited by the prospect of this excursion, which filled the school with traditional glee.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In 1812, towards the end of the spring, we were to go there for the first time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In 1812, towards the end of the spring, we were to go there for the first time.
fruitnounUS /fruːt/
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading We talked of it all the evening, planning to spend in fruit or milk such money as we had saved, against all the habits of school-life.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great merriment
From this reading So his imagination and mine were much excited by the prospect of this excursion, which filled the school with traditional glee.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In 1812, towards the end of the spring, we were to go there for the first time.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
habitsnounUS /ˈhæbəts/
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading We talked of it all the evening, planning to spend in fruit or milk such money as we had saved, against all the habits of school-life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither Lambert nor I had ever seen the pretty valley of the Loire where the house stood.
hinderedverbUS /ˈhɪndərd/
past form of “hinder” — be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So his imagination and mine were much excited by the prospect of this excursion, which filled the school with traditional glee.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Neither Lambert nor I had ever seen the pretty valley of the Loire where the house stood.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Neither Lambert nor I had ever seen the pretty valley of the Loire where the house stood.
imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading So his imagination and mine were much excited by the prospect of this excursion, which filled the school with traditional glee.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In 1812, towards the end of the spring, we were to go there for the first time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We talked of it all the evening, planning to spend in fruit or milk such money as we had saved, against all the habits of school-life.
LambertnounUS /ˈlæmbərt/
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading Neither Lambert nor I had ever seen the pretty valley of the Loire where the house stood.
LoirenounUS /lɔɪr/
the longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean
From this reading Neither Lambert nor I had ever seen the pretty valley of the Loire where the house stood.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
milknounUS /mɪlk/
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So his imagination and mine were much excited by the prospect of this excursion, which filled the school with traditional glee.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading We talked of it all the evening, planning to spend in fruit or milk such money as we had saved, against all the habits of school-life.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So his imagination and mine were much excited by the prospect of this excursion, which filled the school with traditional glee.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither Lambert nor I had ever seen the pretty valley of the Loire where the house stood.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither Lambert nor I had ever seen the pretty valley of the Loire where the house stood.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In 1812, towards the end of the spring, we were to go there for the first time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We talked of it all the evening, planning to spend in fruit or milk such money as we had saved, against all the habits of school-life.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
outingnounUS /ˈaʊtɪŋ/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
ownernounUS /ˈoʊnər/
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading We talked of it all the evening, planning to spend in fruit or milk such money as we had saved, against all the habits of school-life.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Neither Lambert nor I had ever seen the pretty valley of the Loire where the house stood.
prospectnounUS /ˈprɑːspekt/
the possibility of future success
From this reading So his imagination and mine were much excited by the prospect of this excursion, which filled the school with traditional glee.
Rochambeaunoun
French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807)
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
savedadjectiveUS /seɪvd/
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading We talked of it all the evening, planning to spend in fruit or milk such money as we had saved, against all the habits of school-life.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading So his imagination and mine were much excited by the prospect of this excursion, which filled the school with traditional glee.
school-life
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From this reading We talked of it all the evening, planning to spend in fruit or milk such money as we had saved, against all the habits of school-life.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Neither Lambert nor I had ever seen the pretty valley of the Loire where the house stood.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So his imagination and mine were much excited by the prospect of this excursion, which filled the school with traditional glee.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
spendverbUS /spend/
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading We talked of it all the evening, planning to spend in fruit or milk such money as we had saved, against all the habits of school-life.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading In 1812, towards the end of the spring, we were to go there for the first time.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Neither Lambert nor I had ever seen the pretty valley of the Loire where the house stood.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We talked of it all the evening, planning to spend in fruit or milk such money as we had saved, against all the habits of school-life.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading We talked of it all the evening, planning to spend in fruit or milk such money as we had saved, against all the habits of school-life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In 1812, towards the end of the spring, we were to go there for the first time.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading In 1812, towards the end of the spring, we were to go there for the first time.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In 1812, towards the end of the spring, we were to go there for the first time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In 1812, towards the end of the spring, we were to go there for the first time.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading In 1812, towards the end of the spring, we were to go there for the first time.
traditionaladjectiveUS /trəˈdɪʃənəl/
consisting of or derived from tradition
From this reading So his imagination and mine were much excited by the prospect of this excursion, which filled the school with traditional glee.
treatedadjectiveUS /ˈtriːtɪd/
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Neither Lambert nor I had ever seen the pretty valley of the Loire where the house stood.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In 1812, towards the end of the spring, we were to go there for the first time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In 1812, towards the end of the spring, we were to go there for the first time.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Our anxiety to see this famous chateau of Rochambeau, where the owner sometimes treated the boys to milk, made us all very good, and nothing hindered the outing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So his imagination and mine were much excited by the prospect of this excursion, which filled the school with traditional glee.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So his imagination and mine were much excited by the prospect of this excursion, which filled the school with traditional glee.
