1799
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
amusedadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading The common soldiers amused themselves by making little trifles and selling them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One of these prisoners was an officer named Leroy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The common soldiers amused themselves by making little trifles and selling them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
boughtverbUS /bɑːt/
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
boxnounUS /bɑːks/
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The common soldiers amused themselves by making little trifles and selling them.
colouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The common soldiers amused themselves by making little trifles and selling them.
datenounUS /deɪt/
the specified day of the month
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
DURINGprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading MISS LEROY DURING the great French war there were many French prisoners in my native town.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading MISS LEROY DURING the great French war there were many French prisoners in my native town.
grandfathernounUS /ˈɡrændfɑːðər/
the father of your father or mother
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading MISS LEROY DURING the great French war there were many French prisoners in my native town.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MISS LEROY DURING the great French war there were many French prisoners in my native town.
isolatedadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd/
not close together in time
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
LEROY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS LEROY DURING the great French war there were many French prisoners in my native town.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The common soldiers amused themselves by making little trifles and selling them.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The common soldiers amused themselves by making little trifles and selling them.
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 MISS LEROY DURING the great French war there were many French prisoners in my native town.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
MISSverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS LEROY DURING the great French war there were many French prisoners in my native town.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MISS LEROY DURING the great French war there were many French prisoners in my native town.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading One of these prisoners was an officer named Leroy.
nativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɪtɪv/
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading MISS LEROY DURING the great French war there were many French prisoners in my native town.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
officernounUS /ˈɔːfəsər/
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading One of these prisoners was an officer named Leroy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of these prisoners was an officer named Leroy.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
prisonersnounUS /ˈprɪzənərz/
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading MISS LEROY DURING the great French war there were many French prisoners in my native town.
sellingnounUS /ˈselɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading The common soldiers amused themselves by making little trifles and selling them.
soldiersnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The common soldiers amused themselves by making little trifles and selling them.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
strawnounUS /strɔː/
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS LEROY DURING the great French war there were many French prisoners in my native town.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The common soldiers amused themselves by making little trifles and selling them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The common soldiers amused themselves by making little trifles and selling them.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading MISS LEROY DURING the great French war there were many French prisoners in my native town.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of these prisoners was an officer named Leroy.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading MISS LEROY DURING the great French war there were many French prisoners in my native town.
triflesnounUS /ˈtraɪfəlz/
plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading The common soldiers amused themselves by making little trifles and selling them.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading They led a strange isolated life, for they knew nothing of our language, nor, in those days, did three people in the town understand theirs.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading MISS LEROY DURING the great French war there were many French prisoners in my native town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MISS LEROY DURING the great French war there were many French prisoners in my native town.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have now before me a box of coloured straw with the date 1799 on the bottom, which was bought by my grandfather.
