1753
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From this reading So far back as 1753 Lord Chesterfield prophesied a revolution in France.
1789
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From this reading It burst in 1789.
1793
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From this reading The Beginning of the Great War (1793-1794) “_Duty is the great business of a sea officer_” NELSON.
1794
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From this reading The Beginning of the Great War (1793-1794) “_Duty is the great business of a sea officer_” NELSON.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Beginning of the Great War (1793-1794) “_Duty is the great business of a sea officer_” NELSON.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Warning rumbles heralded the storm, disregarded and thought of no account by some, full of grave portent to others.
(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 “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far back as 1753 Lord Chesterfield prophesied a revolution in France.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So far back as 1753 Lord Chesterfield prophesied a revolution in France.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The Beginning of the Great War (1793-1794) “_Duty is the great business of a sea officer_” NELSON.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading It burst in 1789.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The Beginning of the Great War (1793-1794) “_Duty is the great business of a sea officer_” NELSON.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Warning rumbles heralded the storm, disregarded and thought of no account by some, full of grave portent to others.
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
ChesterfieldnounUS /ˈtʃestərfiːld/
suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
From this reading So far back as 1753 Lord Chesterfield prophesied a revolution in France.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
disregardedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːrdɪd/
not noticed inadvertently
From this reading Warning rumbles heralded the storm, disregarded and thought of no account by some, full of grave portent to others.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The Beginning of the Great War (1793-1794) “_Duty is the great business of a sea officer_” NELSON.
at any time
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
existverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪst/
have an existence, be extant
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading So far back as 1753 Lord Chesterfield prophesied a revolution in France.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading So far back as 1753 Lord Chesterfield prophesied a revolution in France.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Warning rumbles heralded the storm, disregarded and thought of no account by some, full of grave portent to others.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
death of a person
From this reading Warning rumbles heralded the storm, disregarded and thought of no account by some, full of grave portent to others.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Beginning of the Great War (1793-1794) “_Duty is the great business of a sea officer_” NELSON.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
heraldedadjectiveUS /ˈherəldɪd/
publicly announced
From this reading Warning rumbles heralded the storm, disregarded and thought of no account by some, full of grave portent to others.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So far back as 1753 Lord Chesterfield prophesied a revolution in France.
increasenounUS /ˌɪnˈkriːs/
a quantity that is added
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Beginning of the Great War (1793-1794) “_Duty is the great business of a sea officer_” NELSON.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It burst in 1789.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading So far back as 1753 Lord Chesterfield prophesied a revolution in France.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
NELSONnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading The Beginning of the Great War (1793-1794) “_Duty is the great business of a sea officer_” NELSON.
not any; not one
From this reading Warning rumbles heralded the storm, disregarded and thought of no account by some, full of grave portent to others.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Beginning of the Great War (1793-1794) “_Duty is the great business of a sea officer_” NELSON.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The Beginning of the Great War (1793-1794) “_Duty is the great business of a sea officer_” NELSON.
others
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From this reading Warning rumbles heralded the storm, disregarded and thought of no account by some, full of grave portent to others.
portentnounUS /ˈpɔːrtent/
a sign of something about to happen
From this reading Warning rumbles heralded the storm, disregarded and thought of no account by some, full of grave portent to others.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
prophesiedverbUS /ˈprɑːfəsaɪd/
inflected form of “prophesy” — predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
From this reading So far back as 1753 Lord Chesterfield prophesied a revolution in France.
revolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading So far back as 1753 Lord Chesterfield prophesied a revolution in France.
revolutionsnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃənz/
plural of “revolution” — a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
rumblesnounUS /ˈrʌmbəlz/
plural of “rumble” — a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading Warning rumbles heralded the storm, disregarded and thought of no account by some, full of grave portent to others.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The Beginning of the Great War (1793-1794) “_Duty is the great business of a sea officer_” NELSON.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far back as 1753 Lord Chesterfield prophesied a revolution in France.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Warning rumbles heralded the storm, disregarded and thought of no account by some, full of grave portent to others.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Warning rumbles heralded the storm, disregarded and thought of no account by some, full of grave portent to others.
symptomsnounUS /ˈsɪmptəmz/
plural of “symptom” — (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Beginning of the Great War (1793-1794) “_Duty is the great business of a sea officer_” NELSON.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Warning rumbles heralded the storm, disregarded and thought of no account by some, full of grave portent to others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The Beginning of the Great War (1793-1794) “_Duty is the great business of a sea officer_” NELSON.
a message informing of danger
From this reading Warning rumbles heralded the storm, disregarded and thought of no account by some, full of grave portent to others.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “All the symptoms,” he said, “which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.”
