1599
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From this reading Blake, Robert (1599-1657) English naval commander, the son of a merchant.
1650
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1657
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From this reading Blake, Robert (1599-1657) English naval commander, the son of a merchant.
40
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From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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acknowledgementnounUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒmənt/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another vintage Kingston book, this time with a background of the 1650s, when Cromwell and the Roundheads were in power.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another vintage Kingston book, this time with a background of the 1650s, when Cromwell and the Roundheads were in power.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
backgroundnounUS /ˈbækɡraʊnd/
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading Another vintage Kingston book, this time with a background of the 1650s, when Cromwell and the Roundheads were in power.
BiographicaladjectiveUS /ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl/
of or relating to or being biography
From this reading With acknowledgement to Chamber's Biographical Dictionary we read:
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading The Boy who sailed with Blake, by W.H.G. Kingston.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Another vintage Kingston book, this time with a background of the 1650s, when Cromwell and the Roundheads were in power.
a youthful male person
From this reading The Boy who sailed with Blake, by W.H.G. Kingston.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Boy who sailed with Blake, by W.H.G. Kingston.
Chamber'snounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/
possessive form of “chamber” — a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading With acknowledgement to Chamber's Biographical Dictionary we read:
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
commandernounUS /kəˈmændər/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading Blake, Robert (1599-1657) English naval commander, the son of a merchant.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
CromwellnounUS /ˈkrɑːmwəl/
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading Another vintage Kingston book, this time with a background of the 1650s, when Cromwell and the Roundheads were in power.
DictionarynounUS /ˈdɪkʃəneri/
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
From this reading With acknowledgement to Chamber's Biographical Dictionary we read:
EducatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Blake, Robert (1599-1657) English naval commander, the son of a merchant.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading The Boy who sailed with Blake, by W.H.G. Kingston.
a man of refinement
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading The Boy who sailed with Blake, by W.H.G. Kingston.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another vintage Kingston book, this time with a background of the 1650s, when Cromwell and the Roundheads were in power.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading The Boy who sailed with Blake, by W.H.G. Kingston.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Blake, Robert (1599-1657) English naval commander, the son of a merchant.
navaladjectiveUS /ˈneɪvəl/
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading Blake, Robert (1599-1657) English naval commander, the son of a merchant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another vintage Kingston book, this time with a background of the 1650s, when Cromwell and the Roundheads were in power.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Another vintage Kingston book, this time with a background of the 1650s, when Cromwell and the Roundheads were in power.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading With acknowledgement to Chamber's Biographical Dictionary we read:
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Blake, Robert (1599-1657) English naval commander, the son of a merchant.
Roundheads
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The Boy who sailed with Blake, by W.H.G. Kingston.
a male human offspring
From this reading Blake, Robert (1599-1657) English naval commander, the son of a merchant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Boy who sailed with Blake, by W.H.G. Kingston.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Another vintage Kingston book, this time with a background of the 1650s, when Cromwell and the Roundheads were in power.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Another vintage Kingston book, this time with a background of the 1650s, when Cromwell and the Roundheads were in power.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
vintagenounUS /ˈvɪntɪdʒ/
a season's yield of wine from a vineyard
From this reading Another vintage Kingston book, this time with a background of the 1650s, when Cromwell and the Roundheads were in power.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading The Boy who sailed with Blake, by W.H.G. Kingston.
Wadham
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From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he continued his father's business and led the life of a quiet country gentleman until he was 40.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With acknowledgement to Chamber's Biographical Dictionary we read:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Another vintage Kingston book, this time with a background of the 1650s, when Cromwell and the Roundheads were in power.
at the time that
From this reading Another vintage Kingston book, this time with a background of the 1650s, when Cromwell and the Roundheads were in power.
which person or people
From this reading The Boy who sailed with Blake, by W.H.G. Kingston.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Boy who sailed with Blake, by W.H.G. Kingston.
