14th
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From this reading Wednesday, April 14th, was the day at last fixed for the Senator's lecture.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
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 His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
amountnounUS /əˈmaʊnt/
a quantity of money
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Wednesday, April 14th, was the day at last fixed for the Senator's lecture.
astrayadverbUS /əˈstreɪ/
away from the right path or direction
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wednesday, April 14th, was the day at last fixed for the Senator's lecture.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
commentnounUS /ˈkɑːment/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
considerableadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərəbəl/
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Wednesday, April 14th, was the day at last fixed for the Senator's lecture.
doingsnounUS /ˈduːɪŋz/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Wednesday, April 14th, was the day at last fixed for the Senator's lecture.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wednesday, April 14th, was the day at last fixed for the Senator's lecture.
Goarly
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From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
hithertoadverbUS /ˈhɪðɜːrˈtuː/
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Wednesday, April 14th, was the day at last fixed for the Senator's lecture.
LECTUREverbUS /ˈlektʃər/
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading THE SENATOR'S LECTURE.--NO.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE SENATOR'S LECTURE.--NO.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
proposalnounUS /prəˈpoʊzəl/
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
referencenounUS /ˈrefərəns/
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
Scrobby
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From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
SENATOR'SnounUS /ˈsenətərz/
possessive form of “senator” — a member of a senate
From this reading THE SENATOR'S LECTURE.--NO.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
subsequentadjectiveUS /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/
following in time or order
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SENATOR'S LECTURE.--NO.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wednesday, April 14th, was the day at last fixed for the Senator's lecture.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Wednesday, April 14th, was the day at last fixed for the Senator's lecture.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His little proposal to set England right on all those matters in which she had hitherto gone astray had created a considerable amount of attention.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Goarly affair with the subsequent trial of Scrobby had been much talked about, and the Senator's doings in reference to it had been made matter of comment in the newspapers.
