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15
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From this reading LONDON, _Nov._ 15, 1712.
1712
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From this reading LONDON, _Nov._ 15, 1712.
467
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From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
accident
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From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
almost
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From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
answer
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From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
b
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From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
comes
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From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
Duke
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From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
Duke's
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From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
eight
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From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
fought
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From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
Hamilton
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From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
happened
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From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
hardly
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From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
heard
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From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
home
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From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
house
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From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
immediately
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From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
James's
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From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
killed
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From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
LONDON
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From this reading LONDON, _Nov._ 15, 1712.
Lord
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From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
man
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From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
Mohun
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From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
most
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From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
Nov
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From this reading LONDON, _Nov._ 15, 1712.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
porter
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From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
rabble
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From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
sent
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From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
seven
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From this reading In short, they fought at seven this morning.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In short, they fought at seven this morning.
Square
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From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
St
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From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
tears
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From this reading {467b} I immediately sent him to the Duke’s house, in St. James’s Square; but the porter could hardly answer for tears, and a great rabble was about the house.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In short, they fought at seven this morning.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
word
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From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
wounded
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From this reading This morning, at eight, my man brought me word that the Duke of Hamilton had fought with Lord Mohun, {467a} and killed him, and was brought home wounded.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BEFORE this comes to your hands, you will have heard of the most terrible accident that hath almost ever happened.
