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 done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
accumulatedadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd/
periodically accumulated over time
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
addverbUS /æd/
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
AnecdotesnounUS /ˈænəkdoʊts/
plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading Anecdotes of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough-and of Catherine Duchess of Buckingham.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
bequeathedverbUS /bəˈkwiːθt/
past form of “bequeath” — leave or give by will after one's death
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
Buckingham
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From this reading Anecdotes of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough-and of Catherine Duchess of Buckingham.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
capricenounUS /kəˈpriːs/
a sudden desire
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading Anecdotes of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough-and of Catherine Duchess of Buckingham.
chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
charactersnounUS /ˈkærəktərz/
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
chieflyadverbUS /ˈtʃiːfli/
for the most part
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
codicilnoun
a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
From this reading I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
composeverbUS /kəmˈpoʊz/
form the substance of
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
concertnounUS /ˈkɑːnsərt/
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
considerableadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərəbəl/
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Those two women were considerable personages in their day.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Those two women were considerable personages in their day.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading Anecdotes of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough-and of Catherine Duchess of Buckingham.
Duchesses
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From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
enterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
heroinesnounUS /ˈheroʊənz/
plural of “heroine” — the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
highestadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪəst/
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those two women were considerable personages in their day.
ladiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
lordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
Marlborough
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From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
Marlborough-and
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From this reading Anecdotes of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough-and of Catherine Duchess of Buckingham.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anecdotes of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough-and of Catherine Duchess of Buckingham.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
personages
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From this reading I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
prodigiousadjectiveUS /prəˈdɪdʒəs/
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
remarkableadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/
unusual or striking
From this reading I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading Anecdotes of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough-and of Catherine Duchess of Buckingham.
sexnounUS /seks/
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
superioradjectiveUS /suːˈpɪriər/
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
talentsnounUS /ˈtælənts/
plural of “talent” — natural abilities or qualities
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those two women were considerable personages in their day.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those two women were considerable personages in their day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Those two women were considerable personages in their day.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
wealthnounUS /welθ/
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
weightnounUS /weɪt/
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading The first, her own beauty, the superior talents of her husband in war, and the caprice of a feeble princess, raised to the highest pitch of power; and the prodigious wealth bequeathed to her by her lord, and accumulated in concert with her, gave her weight in a free country.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those two women were considerable personages in their day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember?
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Those two women were considerable personages in their day.
writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
the act of creating written works
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly dwelt on heroines of your own sex; they, too, shall compose my last chapter: enter the Duchesses of Marlborough and Buckingham.
