adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
buth
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From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
can't
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From this reading Praps he was my father--though on this subjict I can't speak suttinly, for my ma wrapped up my buth in a mistry.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
ChristianadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪstʃən/
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
coachmin
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From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
complimentverbUS /ˈkɑːmpləment/
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
consquints
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From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
diffiklty
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From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
familiesnounUS /ˈfæməliz/
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Praps he was my father--though on this subjict I can't speak suttinly, for my ma wrapped up my buth in a mistry.
Fitzroy
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From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
footmannounUS /ˈfʊtmən/
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Praps he was my father--though on this subjict I can't speak suttinly, for my ma wrapped up my buth in a mistry.
genlmn's
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From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
genlmnly
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From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
gev
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From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
Harrington
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From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Praps he was my father--though on this subjict I can't speak suttinly, for my ma wrapped up my buth in a mistry.
heranounUS /ˈhɪrə/
queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
I've
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From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
illygitmit
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From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
it's
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From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
livry
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From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
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 My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
manounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Praps he was my father--though on this subjict I can't speak suttinly, for my ma wrapped up my buth in a mistry.
mammanounUS /ˈmɑːmə/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
MayornounUS /ˈmeɪər/
the head of a city government
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
mistry
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From this reading Praps he was my father--though on this subjict I can't speak suttinly, for my ma wrapped up my buth in a mistry.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
nuss
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From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Praps he was my father--though on this subjict I can't speak suttinly, for my ma wrapped up my buth in a mistry.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
origum
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From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
Praps
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From this reading Praps he was my father--though on this subjict I can't speak suttinly, for my ma wrapped up my buth in a mistry.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
rayther
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From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
sellybrated
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From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
seven-and-thirty
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From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading Praps he was my father--though on this subjict I can't speak suttinly, for my ma wrapped up my buth in a mistry.
stuckadjectiveUS /stʌk/
caught or fixed
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
subjict
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From this reading Praps he was my father--though on this subjict I can't speak suttinly, for my ma wrapped up my buth in a mistry.
suttinly
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From this reading Praps he was my father--though on this subjict I can't speak suttinly, for my ma wrapped up my buth in a mistry.
tastesnounUS /teɪsts/
plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I may be illygitmit, I may have been changed at nuss; but I've always had genlmnly tastes through life, and have no doubt that I come of a genlmnly origum.
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 in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Praps he was my father--though on this subjict I can't speak suttinly, for my ma wrapped up my buth in a mistry.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Praps he was my father--though on this subjict I can't speak suttinly, for my ma wrapped up my buth in a mistry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why she gev me this genlmn's name is a diffiklty, or rayther the name of a part of his dress; however, it's stuck to me through life, in which I was, as it were, a footman by buth.
woreverbUS /wɔːr/
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
wrappedadjectiveUS /ræpt/
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading Praps he was my father--though on this subjict I can't speak suttinly, for my ma wrapped up my buth in a mistry.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading I was born in the year one, of the present or Christian hera, and am, in consquints, seven-and-thirty years old.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
Yellowplush
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From this reading My mamma called me Charles James Harrington Fitzroy Yellowplush, in compliment to several noble families, and to a sellybrated coachmin whom she knew, who wore a yellow livry, and drove the Lord Mayor of London.
