1861
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From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
AdamsnounUS /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
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 The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
altogetheradverbUS /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Once more, silently, Henry put Blackstone back on its shelf.
Bacon'snounUS /ˈbeɪkənz/
possessive form of “bacon” — back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading As Friar Bacon's head sententiously announced many centuries before: Time had passed!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As Friar Bacon's head sententiously announced many centuries before: Time had passed!
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
Blackstone
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From this reading Once more, silently, Henry put Blackstone back on its shelf.
briefadjectiveUS /briːf/
of short duration or distance
From this reading The Civil Law lasted a brief day; the Common Law prolonged its shadowy existence for a week.
centuriesnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading As Friar Bacon's head sententiously announced many centuries before: Time had passed!
CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
CiviladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading The Civil Law lasted a brief day; the Common Law prolonged its shadowy existence for a week.
CommonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The Civil Law lasted a brief day; the Common Law prolonged its shadowy existence for a week.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Civil Law lasted a brief day; the Common Law prolonged its shadowy existence for a week.
DIPLOMACYnounUS /dɪˈploʊməsi/
negotiation between nations
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
educationnounUS /ˌedʒəˈkeɪʃən/
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/
the state or fact of existing
From this reading The Civil Law lasted a brief day; the Common Law prolonged its shadowy existence for a week.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Civil Law lasted a brief day; the Common Law prolonged its shadowy existence for a week.
Francis
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From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
FriarnounUS /ˈfraɪər/
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading As Friar Bacon's head sententiously announced many centuries before: Time had passed!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
HARDLYadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading As Friar Bacon's head sententiously announced many centuries before: Time had passed!
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 Once more, silently, Henry put Blackstone back on its shelf.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Once more, silently, Henry put Blackstone back on its shelf.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading The Civil Law lasted a brief day; the Common Law prolonged its shadowy existence for a week.
LawnounUS /lɔː/
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading The Civil Law lasted a brief day; the Common Law prolonged its shadowy existence for a week.
lawlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːləs/
without law or control
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
LincolnnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading As Friar Bacon's head sententiously announced many centuries before: Time had passed!
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
millionnounUS /ˈmɪljən/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
MinisternounUS /ˈmɪnəstər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more, silently, Henry put Blackstone back on its shelf.
mudnounUS /mʌd/
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once more, silently, Henry put Blackstone back on its shelf.
OnceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Once more, silently, Henry put Blackstone back on its shelf.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
PresidentnounUS /ˈprezədent/
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
prolongedadjectiveUS /prəˈlɔːŋd/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading The Civil Law lasted a brief day; the Common Law prolonged its shadowy existence for a week.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Once more, silently, Henry put Blackstone back on its shelf.
selectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
sententiouslyadverb
in a pithy sententious manner
From this reading As Friar Bacon's head sententiously announced many centuries before: Time had passed!
shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading The Civil Law lasted a brief day; the Common Law prolonged its shadowy existence for a week.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading Once more, silently, Henry put Blackstone back on its shelf.
silentlyadverbUS /ˈsaɪləntli/
without speaking
From this reading Once more, silently, Henry put Blackstone back on its shelf.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
TimenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As Friar Bacon's head sententiously announced many centuries before: Time had passed!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/
having passed out of existence
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading DIPLOMACY (1861) HARDLY a week passed when the newspapers announced that President Lincoln had selected Charles Francis Adams as his Minister to England.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The law, altogether, as path of education, vanished in April, 1861, leaving a million young men planted in the mud of a lawless world, to begin a new life without education at all.
