1404
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From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My father, God have his soul, was Franz Schopper, known as Franz the Singer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font.
babenounUS /beɪb/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
Behaim
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From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
BurgnounUS /bɜːrɡ/
colloquial American term for a town
From this reading My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
Catharine's
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From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
Christan
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From this reading My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font.
Christine
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From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
churchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/
the yard associated with a church
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
dealtverbUS /delt/
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
evenounUS /iːv/
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father, God have his soul, was Franz Schopper, known as Franz the Singer.
fontnounUS /fɑːnt/
a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font.
Franz
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From this reading My father, God have his soul, was Franz Schopper, known as Franz the Singer.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading My father, God have his soul, was Franz Schopper, known as Franz the Singer.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My father, God have his soul, was Franz Schopper, known as Franz the Singer.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
Herdegen
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From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
HimselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My father, God have his soul, was Franz Schopper, known as Franz the Singer.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
InsteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading My father, God have his soul, was Franz Schopper, known as Franz the Singer.
Kunz
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From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
Laetare
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From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
lovableadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvəbəl/
having characteristics that attract love or affection
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
lovingadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvɪŋ/
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
MARGERY
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From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font.
mercynounUS /ˈmɜːrsi/
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
PalmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
pertainingverbUS /pərˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “pertain” — be relevant to
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
Pfinzing
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From this reading My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font.
reportverbUS /riˈpɔːrt/
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
SaintnounUS /seɪnt/
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
SCHOPPER
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From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
SingernounUS /ˈsɪŋər/
a person who sings
From this reading My father, God have his soul, was Franz Schopper, known as Franz the Singer.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading My father, God have his soul, was Franz Schopper, known as Franz the Singer.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Instead of a loving father, such as other children have, I had only a grave in the churchyard, and the good report of him given by such as had known him; and by their account he must have been a right merry and lovable soul, and a good man of business both in his own affairs and in those pertaining to the city.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
unclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font.
widowernounUS /ˈwɪdoʊər/
a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading My uncle Christan Pfinzing of the Burg, a widower whose wife had been a Schopper, held me at the font.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He died in the night of the Monday after Laetare Sunday in 1404, and his wife my mother, God rest her, whose name was Christine, was born a Behaim; she had brought him my two brothers Herdegen and Kunz, and she died on the eve of Saint Catharine's day 1404; so that I lost my mother while I was but a babe, and God dealt hardly with me also in taking my father to Himself in His mercy, before I ever saw the light.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I, MARGERY SCHOPPER, was born in the year of our Lord 1404, on the Tuesday after Palm Sunday.
