1711
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From this reading LONDON, _July_ 19, 1711.
19
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From this reading LONDON, _July_ 19, 1711.
20
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From this reading 20.
26th
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From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This is enough at present for two dear saucy naughty girls.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Have I told you that Walls has been with me, and leaves the town in three days?
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Have I told you that Walls has been with me, and leaves the town in three days?
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading This is enough at present for two dear saucy naughty girls.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading This is enough at present for two dear saucy naughty girls.
fetchverbUS /fetʃ/
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is enough at present for two dear saucy naughty girls.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading This is enough at present for two dear saucy naughty girls.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Have I told you that Walls has been with me, and leaves the town in three days?
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Have I told you that Walls has been with me, and leaves the town in three days?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is enough at present for two dear saucy naughty girls.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading LONDON, _July_ 19, 1711.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Have I told you that Walls has been with me, and leaves the town in three days?
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
LONDONnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON, _July_ 19, 1711.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Have I told you that Walls has been with me, and leaves the town in three days?
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
naughtyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːti/
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading This is enough at present for two dear saucy naughty girls.
nest-egg
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From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading This is enough at present for two dear saucy naughty girls.
pshaw
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From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
saucyadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːsi/
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading This is enough at present for two dear saucy naughty girls.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Have I told you that Walls has been with me, and leaves the town in three days?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Have I told you that Walls has been with me, and leaves the town in three days?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
to-morrow
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From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Have I told you that Walls has been with me, and leaves the town in three days?
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Have I told you that Walls has been with me, and leaves the town in three days?
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This is enough at present for two dear saucy naughty girls.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
WallsnounUS /wɔːlz/
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Have I told you that Walls has been with me, and leaves the town in three days?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Have I told you that Walls has been with me, and leaves the town in three days?
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading I HAVE just sent my 26th, and have nothing to say, because I have other letters to write (pshaw, I began too high); but I must lay the beginning like a nest-egg: to-morrow I will say more, and fetch up this line to be straight.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have I told you that Walls has been with me, and leaves the town in three days?
