1888
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From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
31st
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From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
absolutelyadverbUS /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
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 And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He nursed and petted it, as it nursed and petted and honored him.
associationnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
BoothnounUS /buːθ/
a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
From this reading The pleasure it gave to Booth during the few remaining years of his life was very great.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Next to his own immediate family it was his chief interest, care, and consolation.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading Next to his own immediate family it was his chief interest, care, and consolation.
consolationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃən/
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading Next to his own immediate family it was his chief interest, care, and consolation.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The pleasure it gave to Booth during the few remaining years of his life was very great.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading Next to his own immediate family it was his chief interest, care, and consolation.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The pleasure it gave to Booth during the few remaining years of his life was very great.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
Founder'snounUS /ˈfaʊndərz/
possessive form of “founder” — inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The pleasure it gave to Booth during the few remaining years of his life was very great.
giftnounUS /ɡɪft/
something acquired without compensation
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The pleasure it gave to Booth during the few remaining years of his life was very great.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He nursed and petted it, as it nursed and petted and honored him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The pleasure it gave to Booth during the few remaining years of his life was very great.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He made it his home.
honoredadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərd/
having an illustrious reputation; respected
From this reading He nursed and petted it, as it nursed and petted and honored him.
immediateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːət/
of the present time and place
From this reading Next to his own immediate family it was his chief interest, care, and consolation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Next to his own immediate family it was his chief interest, care, and consolation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The pleasure it gave to Booth during the few remaining years of his life was very great.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made it his home.
munificentadjective
very generous
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
NextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next to his own immediate family it was his chief interest, care, and consolation.
NightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
nursedadjectiveUS /nɜːrst/
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading He nursed and petted it, as it nursed and petted and honored him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Next to his own immediate family it was his chief interest, care, and consolation.
parallelnounUS /ˈperəlel/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
pettedverbUS /ˈpetɪd/
inflected form of “pet” — stroke or caress gently
From this reading He nursed and petted it, as it nursed and petted and honored him.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The pleasure it gave to Booth during the few remaining years of his life was very great.
remainingadjectiveUS /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/
not used up
From this reading The pleasure it gave to Booth during the few remaining years of his life was very great.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
transferredverbUS /trænˈsfɜːrd/
inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The pleasure it gave to Booth during the few remaining years of his life was very great.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pleasure it gave to Booth during the few remaining years of his life was very great.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And on the first Founder's Night, the 31st of December, 1888, he transferred it all to the association, a munificent gift; absolutely without parallel in its way.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading The pleasure it gave to Booth during the few remaining years of his life was very great.
