adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading I will tell briefly the things which happened between my sight of the man on the Kirkcaple sands and my voyage to Africa.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I will tell briefly the things which happened between my sight of the man on the Kirkcaple sands and my voyage to Africa.
assentnounUS /əˈsent/
agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
begverbUS /beɡ/
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I will tell briefly the things which happened between my sight of the man on the Kirkcaple sands and my voyage to Africa.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading I will tell briefly the things which happened between my sight of the man on the Kirkcaple sands and my voyage to Africa.
burghnoun
a borough in Scotland
From this reading I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports.
digressionnounUS /daɪˈɡreʃən/
a message that departs from the main subject
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
doingsnounUS /ˈduːɪŋz/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports.
FORTUNEnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading FORTUNE!
FURTH
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From this reading FURTH!
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I will tell briefly the things which happened between my sight of the man on the Kirkcaple sands and my voyage to Africa.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
Kirkcaple
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From this reading I will tell briefly the things which happened between my sight of the man on the Kirkcaple sands and my voyage to Africa.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I will tell briefly the things which happened between my sight of the man on the Kirkcaple sands and my voyage to Africa.
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 In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
notableadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəbəl/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I will tell briefly the things which happened between my sight of the man on the Kirkcaple sands and my voyage to Africa.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
progressnounUS /ˈprɑːɡres/
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports.
prosaicadjectiveUS /proʊˈzeɪɪk/
not fanciful or imaginative
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
reader'snounUS /ˈriːdərz/
possessive form of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading I will tell briefly the things which happened between my sight of the man on the Kirkcaple sands and my voyage to Africa.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I will tell briefly the things which happened between my sight of the man on the Kirkcaple sands and my voyage to Africa.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
sportsnounUS /spɔːrts/
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
studiesnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading I will tell briefly the things which happened between my sight of the man on the Kirkcaple sands and my voyage to Africa.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I will tell briefly the things which happened between my sight of the man on the Kirkcaple sands and my voyage to Africa.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
voyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/
an act of traveling by water
From this reading I will tell briefly the things which happened between my sight of the man on the Kirkcaple sands and my voyage to Africa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I will tell briefly the things which happened between my sight of the man on the Kirkcaple sands and my voyage to Africa.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In this plain story of mine there will be so many wild doings ere the end is reached, that I beg my reader’s assent to a prosaic digression.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading I continued for three years at the burgh school, where my progress was less notable in my studies than in my sports.
