1797
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From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Because they had had so many already.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because they had had so many already.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One would have thought that warning enough: but the warning was not taken: and now, this very year, thousands more have been killed in the very same country, in the very same way.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One would have thought that warning enough: but the warning was not taken: and now, this very year, thousands more have been killed in the very same country, in the very same way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
ceasedverbUS /siːst/
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
earthquakenounUS /ˈɜːrθkweɪk/
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
EcuadornounUS /ˈekwədɔːr/
a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading One would have thought that warning enough: but the warning was not taken: and now, this very year, thousands more have been killed in the very same country, in the very same way.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Because they had had so many already.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
hopingverbUS /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
instancenounUS /ˈɪnstəns/
an occurrence of something
From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
killedverbUS /kɪld/
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Because they had had so many already.
mistakenadjectiveUS /mɪˈsteɪkən/
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading One would have thought that warning enough: but the warning was not taken: and now, this very year, thousands more have been killed in the very same country, in the very same way.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One would have thought that warning enough: but the warning was not taken: and now, this very year, thousands more have been killed in the very same country, in the very same way.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One would have thought that warning enough: but the warning was not taken: and now, this very year, thousands more have been killed in the very same country, in the very same way.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
perpetuallyadverbUS /pərˈpetʃuːəli/
everlastingly; for all time
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
PerunounUS /pərˈuː/
a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
QuitonounUS /ˈkwiːtoʊ/
the capital of Ecuador
From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading One would have thought that warning enough: but the warning was not taken: and now, this very year, thousands more have been killed in the very same country, in the very same way.
shakingnounUS /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Because they had had so many already.
SpaniardsnounUS /ˈspænjərdz/
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading One would have thought that warning enough: but the warning was not taken: and now, this very year, thousands more have been killed in the very same country, in the very same way.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Because they had had so many already.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One would have thought that warning enough: but the warning was not taken: and now, this very year, thousands more have been killed in the very same country, in the very same way.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading One would have thought that warning enough: but the warning was not taken: and now, this very year, thousands more have been killed in the very same country, in the very same way.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
thousandsnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndz/
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading One would have thought that warning enough: but the warning was not taken: and now, this very year, thousands more have been killed in the very same country, in the very same way.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
warningnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/
a message informing of danger
From this reading One would have thought that warning enough: but the warning was not taken: and now, this very year, thousands more have been killed in the very same country, in the very same way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One would have thought that warning enough: but the warning was not taken: and now, this very year, thousands more have been killed in the very same country, in the very same way.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One would have thought that warning enough: but the warning was not taken: and now, this very year, thousands more have been killed in the very same country, in the very same way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The shaking of the ground in their country had gone on perpetually, till they had almost ceased to care about it, always hoping that no very heavy shock would come; and being, now and then, terribly mistaken.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading For instance, in the province of Quito, in the year 1797, from thirty to forty thousand people were killed at once by an earthquake.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You want to know why the Spaniards in Peru and Ecuador should have expected an earthquake.
