1643
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
depthsnounUS /depθs/
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
familiaradjectiveUS /fəˈmɪljər/
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
flimsyadjectiveUS /ˈflɪmzi/
lacking solidity or strength
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
headingnounUS /ˈhedɪŋ/
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
journalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
old-style
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
pagenounUS /peɪdʒ/
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
pretendsnounUS /priˈtendz/
plural of “pretend” — the enactment of a pretense
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
printingnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
SpyverbUS /spaɪ/
catch sight of
From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is not a familiar one to me,” I said.
tornadjectiveUS /tɔːrn/
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
TurkishadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrkɪʃ/
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
typenounUS /taɪp/
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
vestmentsnounUS /ˈvestments/
plural of “vestment” — gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
visitedverbUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪd/
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Again he visited the depths of his ancient vestments.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The heading of the page was the _Turkish Spy_ in old-style type; the printing upon it was this:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This time he brought out a torn leaf of some book or journal, brown and flimsy with age.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading “There is a man come to Paris in this year 1643 who pretends to have lived these sixteen hundred years.
