alienadjectiveUS /ˈeɪliən/
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
Allscrip
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From this reading “Dear Lady Emily,” says Miss Allscrip, in the excellent comedy of the Heiress--“Dear Lady Emily, don’t you dote upon folly?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Even nonsense ceases to be worthy of attention and public favour, unless it be original.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
behalfnounUS /bɪˈhæf/
as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as “on behalf of” rather than “in behalf of”)
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
blundersnounUS /ˈblʌndərz/
plural of “blunder” — an embarrassing mistake
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
bullsnounUS /bʊlz/
plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
ceasesnounUS /ˈsiːsɪz/
plural of “cease” — (“cease” is a noun only in the phrase “without cease”) end
From this reading Even nonsense ceases to be worthy of attention and public favour, unless it be original.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
claimsnounUS /kleɪmz/
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
comedynounUS /ˈkɑːmədi/
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “Dear Lady Emily,” says Miss Allscrip, in the excellent comedy of the Heiress--“Dear Lady Emily, don’t you dote upon folly?”
DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “Dear Lady Emily,” says Miss Allscrip, in the excellent comedy of the Heiress--“Dear Lady Emily, don’t you dote upon folly?”
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “To ecstasy!” replies her ladyship; “I only despair of seeing it well kept up.”
disputedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈpjuːtəd/
subject to disagreement and debate
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
don't
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From this reading “Dear Lady Emily,” says Miss Allscrip, in the excellent comedy of the Heiress--“Dear Lady Emily, don’t you dote upon folly?”
doteverbUS /doʊt/
be foolish or senile due to old age
From this reading “Dear Lady Emily,” says Miss Allscrip, in the excellent comedy of the Heiress--“Dear Lady Emily, don’t you dote upon folly?”
ecstasynounUS /ˈekstəsi/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading “To ecstasy!” replies her ladyship; “I only despair of seeing it well kept up.”
Emily
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From this reading “Dear Lady Emily,” says Miss Allscrip, in the excellent comedy of the Heiress--“Dear Lady Emily, don’t you dote upon folly?”
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Even nonsense ceases to be worthy of attention and public favour, unless it be original.
examineverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
excellentadjectiveUS /ˈeksələnt/
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “Dear Lady Emily,” says Miss Allscrip, in the excellent comedy of the Heiress--“Dear Lady Emily, don’t you dote upon folly?”
favournounUS /ˈfeɪvər/
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading Even nonsense ceases to be worthy of attention and public favour, unless it be original.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading “Dear Lady Emily,” says Miss Allscrip, in the excellent comedy of the Heiress--“Dear Lady Emily, don’t you dote upon folly?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
HeiressnounUS /ˈerəs/
a female heir
From this reading “Dear Lady Emily,” says Miss Allscrip, in the excellent comedy of the Heiress--“Dear Lady Emily, don’t you dote upon folly?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “To ecstasy!” replies her ladyship; “I only despair of seeing it well kept up.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “To ecstasy!” replies her ladyship; “I only despair of seeing it well kept up.”
imposedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpoʊzd/
set forth authoritatively as obligatory
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
IRISHnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading IRISH NEWSPAPERS.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even nonsense ceases to be worthy of attention and public favour, unless it be original.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “To ecstasy!” replies her ladyship; “I only despair of seeing it well kept up.”
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Dear Lady Emily,” says Miss Allscrip, in the excellent comedy of the Heiress--“Dear Lady Emily, don’t you dote upon folly?”
ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading “To ecstasy!” replies her ladyship; “I only despair of seeing it well kept up.”
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Dear Lady Emily,” says Miss Allscrip, in the excellent comedy of the Heiress--“Dear Lady Emily, don’t you dote upon folly?”
nativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɪtɪv/
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
NEWSPAPERSnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading IRISH NEWSPAPERS.
nonsensenounUS /ˈnɑːnsens/
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading Even nonsense ceases to be worthy of attention and public favour, unless it be original.
noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “To ecstasy!” replies her ladyship; “I only despair of seeing it well kept up.”
originaladjectiveUS /ərˈɪdʒənəl/
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
presumeverbUS /prɪˈzuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
pretendingnounUS /priˈtendɪŋ/
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
proceedverbUS /prəˈsiːd/
continue talking
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
repliesnounUS /rɪˈplaɪz/
plural of “reply” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “To ecstasy!” replies her ladyship; “I only despair of seeing it well kept up.”
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Dear Lady Emily,” says Miss Allscrip, in the excellent comedy of the Heiress--“Dear Lady Emily, don’t you dote upon folly?”
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “To ecstasy!” replies her ladyship; “I only despair of seeing it well kept up.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
spuriousadjectiveUS /sˈpjʊriəs/
ostensibly valid, but not actually valid
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
titlesnounUS /ˈtaɪtəlz/
plural of “title” — a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Even nonsense ceases to be worthy of attention and public favour, unless it be original.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “To ecstasy!” replies her ladyship; “I only despair of seeing it well kept up.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “To ecstasy!” replies her ladyship; “I only despair of seeing it well kept up.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We presume that we have successfully disputed the claims imposed upon the public, in behalf of certain spurious alien blunders, pretending to be native, original Irish bulls; and we shall now with pleasure proceed to examine those which have better titles to notice.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Even nonsense ceases to be worthy of attention and public favour, unless it be original.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Dear Lady Emily,” says Miss Allscrip, in the excellent comedy of the Heiress--“Dear Lady Emily, don’t you dote upon folly?”
