used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About this time Joseph Henry invented the electro-magnet.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
how long something has existed
From this reading This resulted in the young inventor being apprenticed to the blacksmith’s trade at the age of fourteen.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The first American patentee and builder of an electric motor was Thomas Davenport.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The first American patentee and builder of an electric motor was Thomas Davenport.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first American patentee and builder of an electric motor was Thomas Davenport.
apprenticedadjectiveUS /əˈprentəst/
bound by contract
From this reading This resulted in the young inventor being apprenticed to the blacksmith’s trade at the age of fourteen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This resulted in the young inventor being apprenticed to the blacksmith’s trade at the age of fourteen.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This resulted in the young inventor being apprenticed to the blacksmith’s trade at the age of fourteen.
blacksmithnounUS /ˈblæksmɪθ/
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
blacksmith's
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From this reading This resulted in the young inventor being apprenticed to the blacksmith’s trade at the age of fourteen.
Brandon
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From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
buildernounUS /ˈbɪldər/
a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
From this reading The first American patentee and builder of an electric motor was Thomas Davenport.
DavenportnounUS /ˈdævənpɔːrt/
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading The first American patentee and builder of an electric motor was Thomas Davenport.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The father of Davenport died when his son was only ten years old.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading The first American patentee and builder of an electric motor was Thomas Davenport.
electro-magnet
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From this reading About this time Joseph Henry invented the electro-magnet.
Emily
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From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The father of Davenport died when his son was only ten years old.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first American patentee and builder of an electric motor was Thomas Davenport.
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading This resulted in the young inventor being apprenticed to the blacksmith’s trade at the age of fourteen.
a young female
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
Goss
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From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading About this time Joseph Henry invented the electro-magnet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The father of Davenport died when his son was only ten years old.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This resulted in the young inventor being apprenticed to the blacksmith’s trade at the age of fourteen.
independentadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/
free from external control and constraint
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
inventedverbUS /ˌɪnˈventəd/
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading About this time Joseph Henry invented the electro-magnet.
inventornounUS /ˌɪnˈventər/
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading This resulted in the young inventor being apprenticed to the blacksmith’s trade at the age of fourteen.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading About this time Joseph Henry invented the electro-magnet.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The first American patentee and builder of an electric motor was Thomas Davenport.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first American patentee and builder of an electric motor was Thomas Davenport.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The father of Davenport died when his son was only ten years old.
and nothing more
From this reading The father of Davenport died when his son was only ten years old.
patenteenoun
the inventor to whom a patent is issued
From this reading The first American patentee and builder of an electric motor was Thomas Davenport.
resultedverbUS /rɪˈzʌltɪd/
past form of “result” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading This resulted in the young inventor being apprenticed to the blacksmith’s trade at the age of fourteen.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
a male human offspring
From this reading The father of Davenport died when his son was only ten years old.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The father of Davenport died when his son was only ten years old.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first American patentee and builder of an electric motor was Thomas Davenport.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This resulted in the young inventor being apprenticed to the blacksmith’s trade at the age of fourteen.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading The first American patentee and builder of an electric motor was Thomas Davenport.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading About this time Joseph Henry invented the electro-magnet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This resulted in the young inventor being apprenticed to the blacksmith’s trade at the age of fourteen.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading This resulted in the young inventor being apprenticed to the blacksmith’s trade at the age of fourteen.
VermontnounUS /vərˈmɑːnt/
a state in New England
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first American patentee and builder of an electric motor was Thomas Davenport.
at the time that
From this reading The father of Davenport died when his son was only ten years old.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Some years later, after having thoroughly learned his trade, he married a beautiful girl of seventeen, named Emily Goss, and settled in the town of Brandon, Vermont, as an independent working blacksmith.
a late time of life
From this reading The father of Davenport died when his son was only ten years old.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading This resulted in the young inventor being apprenticed to the blacksmith’s trade at the age of fourteen.
