1871
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From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He remembered a marble greyhound in the corner.
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 FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
afternoonsnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːnz/
plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Edward Everett was then President of the college and lived in the old President's House on Harvard Square.
auntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
beguiledadjectiveUS /bɪˈɡaɪld/
filled with wonder and delight
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy remembered the drawing-room, on the left of the hall door, in which Mrs. Everett received them.
Cambridgeport
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From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
CollegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading He remembered a marble greyhound in the corner.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The boy remembered the drawing-room, on the left of the hall door, in which Mrs. Everett received them.
drawing-room
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From this reading The boy remembered the drawing-room, on the left of the hall door, in which Mrs. Everett received them.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
EdwardnounUS /ˈedwərd/
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Edward Everett was then President of the college and lived in the old President's House on Harvard Square.
Everett
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From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
FAILUREnounUS /ˈfeɪljər/
an act that fails
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
FARadverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/
depressingly dark
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
greyhoundnounUS /ˈɡreɪhaʊnd/
a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog
From this reading He remembered a marble greyhound in the corner.
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The boy remembered the drawing-room, on the left of the hall door, in which Mrs. Everett received them.
HarvardnounUS /ˈhɑːrvərd/
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
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 FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
HousenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Edward Everett was then President of the college and lived in the old President's House on Harvard Square.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The boy remembered the drawing-room, on the left of the hall door, in which Mrs. Everett received them.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Edward Everett was then President of the college and lived in the old President's House on Harvard Square.
marblenounUS /ˈmɑːrbəl/
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading He remembered a marble greyhound in the corner.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
PresidentnounUS /ˈprezədent/
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading Edward Everett was then President of the college and lived in the old President's House on Harvard Square.
President'snounUS /ˈprezɪdənts/
possessive form of “president” — an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading Edward Everett was then President of the college and lived in the old President's House on Harvard Square.
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The boy remembered the drawing-room, on the left of the hall door, in which Mrs. Everett received them.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The boy remembered the drawing-room, on the left of the hall door, in which Mrs. Everett received them.
singularlyadverbUS /ˈsɪŋɡjələrli/
in a singular manner or to a singular degree
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
SquareverbUS /skwer/
make square
From this reading Edward Everett was then President of the college and lived in the old President's House on Harvard Square.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The boy remembered the drawing-room, on the left of the hall door, in which Mrs. Everett received them.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Edward Everett was then President of the college and lived in the old President's House on Harvard Square.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading FAILURE (1871) FAR back in childhood, among its earliest memories, Henry Adams could recall his first visit to Harvard College.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Edward Everett was then President of the college and lived in the old President's House on Harvard Square.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading He must have been nine years old when on one of the singularly gloomy winter afternoons which beguiled Cambridgeport, his mother drove him out to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett.
