16
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From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
1726
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From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
1740
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From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
Breslaunoun
a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder
From this reading After my father's death she married Count Lostange, lieutenant-colonel in the Kiow regiment of cuirassiers, with whom she went and resided at Breslau.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
cavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
cornetnounUS /kɔːrˈnet/
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
CountverbUS /kaʊnt/
determine the number or amount of
From this reading After my father's death she married Count Lostange, lieutenant-colonel in the Kiow regiment of cuirassiers, with whom she went and resided at Breslau.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
courtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading My mother was daughter of the president of the high court at Konigsberg.
cuirassiers
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From this reading After my father's death she married Count Lostange, lieutenant-colonel in the Kiow regiment of cuirassiers, with whom she went and resided at Breslau.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading My mother was daughter of the president of the high court at Konigsberg.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading After my father's death she married Count Lostange, lieutenant-colonel in the Kiow regiment of cuirassiers, with whom she went and resided at Breslau.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
familiesnounUS /ˈfæməliz/
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading After my father's death she married Count Lostange, lieutenant-colonel in the Kiow regiment of cuirassiers, with whom she went and resided at Breslau.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
GeneraladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading My mother was daughter of the president of the high court at Konigsberg.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
Kiow
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From this reading After my father's death she married Count Lostange, lieutenant-colonel in the Kiow regiment of cuirassiers, with whom she went and resided at Breslau.
Konigsberg
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From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
last-named
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From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
lieutenant-colonel
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From this reading After my father's death she married Count Lostange, lieutenant-colonel in the Kiow regiment of cuirassiers, with whom she went and resided at Breslau.
lordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
Lostange
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From this reading After my father's death she married Count Lostange, lieutenant-colonel in the Kiow regiment of cuirassiers, with whom she went and resided at Breslau.
major-generalnoun
a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general
From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading After my father's death she married Count Lostange, lieutenant-colonel in the Kiow regiment of cuirassiers, with whom she went and resided at Breslau.
Meichen
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From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My mother was daughter of the president of the high court at Konigsberg.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
presidentnounUS /ˈprezədent/
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading My mother was daughter of the president of the high court at Konigsberg.
PrussianounUS /ˈprʌʃə/
a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland
From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
PrussiannounUS /ˈprʌʃən/
a German inhabitant of Prussia
From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
regimentverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading After my father's death she married Count Lostange, lieutenant-colonel in the Kiow regiment of cuirassiers, with whom she went and resided at Breslau.
residedverbUS /rɪˈzaɪdɪd/
past form of “reside” — make one's home in a particular place or community
From this reading After my father's death she married Count Lostange, lieutenant-colonel in the Kiow regiment of cuirassiers, with whom she went and resided at Breslau.
Schakulack
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From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
Scharlach
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From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After my father's death she married Count Lostange, lieutenant-colonel in the Kiow regiment of cuirassiers, with whom she went and resided at Breslau.
SilesianounUS /sɪˈliːzə/
a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
Valdow
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From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was born at Konigsberg in Prussia, February 16, 1726, of one of the most ancient families of the country.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After my father's death she married Count Lostange, lieutenant-colonel in the Kiow regiment of cuirassiers, with whom she went and resided at Breslau.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After my father's death she married Count Lostange, lieutenant-colonel in the Kiow regiment of cuirassiers, with whom she went and resided at Breslau.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After my father's death she married Count Lostange, lieutenant-colonel in the Kiow regiment of cuirassiers, with whom she went and resided at Breslau.
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading My father, who was lord of Great Scharlach, Schakulack, and Meichen, and major-general of cavalry, died in 1740, after receiving eighteen wounds in the Prussian service.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I had two brothers and a sister; my youngest brother was taken by my mother into Silesia; the other was a cornet in this last-named regiment of Kiow; and my sister was married to the only son of the aged General Valdow.
