13
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From this reading LONDON, _Jan._ 4, 1712–13.
1712
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From this reading LONDON, _Jan._ 4, 1712–13.
4
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From this reading LONDON, _Jan._ 4, 1712–13.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
Ashburnham's
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From this reading I ENDED my last with the melancholy news of poor Lady Ashburnham’s death.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
BishopnounUS /ˈbɪʃəp/
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
Clogher
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From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
clutchesnounUS /ˈklʌtʃəz/
the act of grasping
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I ENDED my last with the melancholy news of poor Lady Ashburnham’s death.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
Dr
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From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
ENDEDadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading I ENDED my last with the melancholy news of poor Lady Ashburnham’s death.
engagementnounUS /enˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
HollandnounUS /ˈhɑːlənd/
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ENDED my last with the melancholy news of poor Lady Ashburnham’s death.
JannounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading LONDON, _Jan._ 4, 1712–13.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I ENDED my last with the melancholy news of poor Lady Ashburnham’s death.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading I ENDED my last with the melancholy news of poor Lady Ashburnham’s death.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
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, _Jan._ 4, 1712–13.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
Maccartney
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From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
melancholynounUS /ˈmelənkɑːli/
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading I ENDED my last with the melancholy news of poor Lady Ashburnham’s death.
Mountjoy
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From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
Mountjoy's
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From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I ENDED my last with the melancholy news of poor Lady Ashburnham’s death.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading I ENDED my last with the melancholy news of poor Lady Ashburnham’s death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I ENDED my last with the melancholy news of poor Lady Ashburnham’s death.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
Others
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From this reading Others say the same thing.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I ENDED my last with the melancholy news of poor Lady Ashburnham’s death.
Pratt
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From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
pursuantadjectiveUS /pərˈsuːənt/
(followed by “to”) in conformance to or agreement with
From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Others say the same thing.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Others say the same thing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I ENDED my last with the melancholy news of poor Lady Ashburnham’s death.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Others say the same thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
to-day
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From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Bishop of Clogher and Dr. Pratt made me dine with them to-day at Lord Mountjoy’s, pursuant to an engagement, which I had forgot.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lady Mountjoy told me that Maccartney was got safe out of our clutches, for she had spoke with one who had a letter from him from Holland.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I ENDED my last with the melancholy news of poor Lady Ashburnham’s death.
