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From this reading LONDON, _April_ 24, 1712.
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From this reading LONDON, _April_ 24, 1712.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading I HAD your twenty-eighth two or three days ago.
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 ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading I can hardly answer it now.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading LONDON, _April_ 24, 1712.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since my last I have been extremely ill.
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can hardly answer it now.
collarnounUS /ˈkɑːlər/
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I HAD your twenty-eighth two or three days ago.
extremelyadverbUS /ekˈstriːmli/
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading Since my last I have been extremely ill.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I HAD your twenty-eighth two or three days ago.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading I can hardly answer it now.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since my last I have been extremely ill.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HAD your twenty-eighth two or three days ago.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Since my last I have been extremely ill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
inflamedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈfleɪmd/
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can hardly answer it now.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Since my last I have been extremely ill.
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 ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
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, _April_ 24, 1712.
monstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/
abnormally large
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Since my last I have been extremely ill.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I can hardly answer it now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I HAD your twenty-eighth two or three days ago.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
pimplesnounUS /ˈpɪmpəlz/
plural of “pimple” — a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since my last I have been extremely ill.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
spotsnounUS /spɑːts/
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I HAD your twenty-eighth two or three days ago.
tipnounUS /tɪp/
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
TisnounUS /tɪz/
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
twenty-eighthadjective
coming next after the twenty-seventh in position
From this reading I HAD your twenty-eighth two or three days ago.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I HAD your twenty-eighth two or three days ago.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading ’Tis this day just a month since I felt a small pain on the tip of my left shoulder, which grew worse, and spread for six days; then broke all out by my collar and left side of my neck in monstrous red spots inflamed, and these grew to small pimples.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I HAD your twenty-eighth two or three days ago.
