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From this reading June 15, 1868.
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From this reading June 15, 1868.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I found this letter among my brother’s papers, endorsed with the words “this must be attended to,” but with nothing more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My dear Owen, Your brother has told me what you are doing, and the general line of your argument.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading My dear Owen, Your brother has told me what you are doing, and the general line of your argument.
attendedadjectiveUS /əˈtendɪd/
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading I found this letter among my brother’s papers, endorsed with the words “this must be attended to,” but with nothing more.
authoriseverb
give or delegate power or authority to
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
BnounUS /biː/
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I found this letter among my brother’s papers, endorsed with the words “this must be attended to,” but with nothing more.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
correspondent's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Owen, Your brother has told me what you are doing, and the general line of your argument.
DisingenuousnessnounUS /ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒenjuːəsnəs/
the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading My dear Owen, Your brother has told me what you are doing, and the general line of your argument.
endorsedverbUS /enˈdɔːrst/
past form of “endorse” — be behind; approve of
From this reading I found this letter among my brother’s papers, endorsed with the words “this must be attended to,” but with nothing more.
extractverbUS /ˈekstrækt/
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
fittestadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəst/
superlative of “fit” — meeting adequate standards for a purpose
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading I found this letter among my brother’s papers, endorsed with the words “this must be attended to,” but with nothing more.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading My dear Owen, Your brother has told me what you are doing, and the general line of your argument.
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear Owen, Your brother has told me what you are doing, and the general line of your argument.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found this letter among my brother’s papers, endorsed with the words “this must be attended to,” but with nothing more.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
incorporatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkɔːrpəreɪtɪd/
formed or united into a whole
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
introducingverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
JunenounUS /dʒuːn/
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading June 15, 1868.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading My dear Owen, Your brother has told me what you are doing, and the general line of your argument.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
MoreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I found this letter among my brother’s papers, endorsed with the words “this must be attended to,” but with nothing more.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I found this letter among my brother’s papers, endorsed with the words “this must be attended to,” but with nothing more.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading My dear Owen, Your brother has told me what you are doing, and the general line of your argument.
papersnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading I found this letter among my brother’s papers, endorsed with the words “this must be attended to,” but with nothing more.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/
existing or coming before
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I found this letter among my brother’s papers, endorsed with the words “this must be attended to,” but with nothing more.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading My dear Owen, Your brother has told me what you are doing, and the general line of your argument.
venturingverbUS /ˈventʃərɪŋ/
-ing form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/
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 I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My dear Owen, Your brother has told me what you are doing, and the general line of your argument.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading More Disingenuousness [Here, perhaps, will be the fittest place for introducing a letter to my brother from a gentleman who is well known to the public, but who does not authorise me to give his name.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I found this letter among my brother’s papers, endorsed with the words “this must be attended to,” but with nothing more.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading I found this letter among my brother’s papers, endorsed with the words “this must be attended to,” but with nothing more.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I imagine that my brother would have incorporated the substance of his correspondent’s letter into this or the preceding chapter, but not venturing to do so myself, I have thought it best to give the letter and extract in full, and thus to let them speak for themselves.—W. B. O.]
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Owen, Your brother has told me what you are doing, and the general line of your argument.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Owen, Your brother has told me what you are doing, and the general line of your argument.
