adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Beecher's curiosity was aroused and he expressed a desire to see them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
accordinglyadverbUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋli/
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading To him they were accordingly sent for perusal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beecher's curiosity was aroused and he expressed a desire to see them.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading Beecher's curiosity was aroused and he expressed a desire to see them.
articlesnounUS /ˈɑːrtəkəlz/
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading In the course of the conversation the articles just mentioned were referred to by some one of those present.
BeechernounUS /ˈbiːtʃər/
United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Beecher's
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From this reading Beecher's curiosity was aroused and he expressed a desire to see them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the course of the conversation the articles just mentioned were referred to by some one of those present.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading In the course of the conversation the articles just mentioned were referred to by some one of those present.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading In the course of the conversation the articles just mentioned were referred to by some one of those present.
curiositynounUS /ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti/
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading Beecher's curiosity was aroused and he expressed a desire to see them.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Beecher's curiosity was aroused and he expressed a desire to see them.
expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/
communicated in words
From this reading Beecher's curiosity was aroused and he expressed a desire to see them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To him they were accordingly sent for perusal.
Harriet
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From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
HartfordnounUS /ˈhɑːrtfərd/
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beecher's curiosity was aroused and he expressed a desire to see them.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
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 It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Warner was invited to meet him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of the conversation the articles just mentioned were referred to by some one of those present.
invitedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtəd/
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Warner was invited to meet him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading In the course of the conversation the articles just mentioned were referred to by some one of those present.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading Warner was invited to meet him.
mentionedverbUS /ˈmenʃənd/
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading In the course of the conversation the articles just mentioned were referred to by some one of those present.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of the conversation the articles just mentioned were referred to by some one of those present.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the course of the conversation the articles just mentioned were referred to by some one of those present.
perusalnounUS /pərˈuːzəl/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading To him they were accordingly sent for perusal.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In the course of the conversation the articles just mentioned were referred to by some one of those present.
referredverbUS /rəˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading In the course of the conversation the articles just mentioned were referred to by some one of those present.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Beecher's curiosity was aroused and he expressed a desire to see them.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading To him they were accordingly sent for perusal.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In the course of the conversation the articles just mentioned were referred to by some one of those present.
StowenounUS /stoʊ/
United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the course of the conversation the articles just mentioned were referred to by some one of those present.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Beecher's curiosity was aroused and he expressed a desire to see them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To him they were accordingly sent for perusal.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the course of the conversation the articles just mentioned were referred to by some one of those present.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
WardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading It so chanced that about this time Henry Ward Beecher came to Hartford to visit his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe.
WarnernounUS /ˈwɔːrnər/
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading Warner was invited to meet him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Warner was invited to meet him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the course of the conversation the articles just mentioned were referred to by some one of those present.
