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From this reading CHELSEA, _April_ 28, 1711.
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From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
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From this reading CHELSEA, _April_ 28, 1711.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
Abercorn
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From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I think I am a little before you now, young women: I am writing my twenty-second, and have received your thirteenth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading CHELSEA, _April_ 28, 1711.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT night.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I think I am a little before you now, young women: I am writing my twenty-second, and have received your thirteenth.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
CHELSEA
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From this reading CHELSEA, _April_ 28, 1711.
dinedverbUS /daɪnd/
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
gownnounUS /ɡaʊn/
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think I am a little before you now, young women: I am writing my twenty-second, and have received your thirteenth.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I think I am a little before you now, young women: I am writing my twenty-second, and have received your thirteenth.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading AT night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I think I am a little before you now, young women: I am writing my twenty-second, and have received your thirteenth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
Peasley
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From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
periwignoun
a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
post-office
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From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
poundsnounUS /paʊndz/
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading I think I am a little before you now, young women: I am writing my twenty-second, and have received your thirteenth.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
selfnounUS /self/
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think I am a little before you now, young women: I am writing my twenty-second, and have received your thirteenth.
thirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading I think I am a little before you now, young women: I am writing my twenty-second, and have received your thirteenth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
twelvenounUS /twelv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
twenty-firstadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɜːrst/
coming next after the twentieth in position
From this reading I say at night, because I finished my twenty-first this morning here, and put it into the post-office my own self, like a good boy.
twenty-secondadjective
coming next after the twenty-first in position
From this reading I think I am a little before you now, young women: I am writing my twenty-second, and have received your thirteenth.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I got to town between twelve and one, and put on my new gown and periwig, and dined with Lord Abercorn, where I had not been since the marriage of his son Lord Peasley, {205a} who has got ten thousand pounds with a wife.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I think I am a little before you now, young women: I am writing my twenty-second, and have received your thirteenth.
writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
the act of creating written works
From this reading I think I am a little before you now, young women: I am writing my twenty-second, and have received your thirteenth.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I think I am a little before you now, young women: I am writing my twenty-second, and have received your thirteenth.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I think I am a little before you now, young women: I am writing my twenty-second, and have received your thirteenth.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I think I am a little before you now, young women: I am writing my twenty-second, and have received your thirteenth.
