aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the same year with Martha Blount, and about the same age, died Lady Mary W. Montagu.
how long something has existed
From this reading In the same year with Martha Blount, and about the same age, died Lady Mary W. Montagu.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POPE AND LADY M. W. MONTAGU.
attachmentnounUS /əˈtætʃmənt/
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
From this reading She had, for several years, suspended his attachment to his first favourites, the Blounts; and she really deserved the preference.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading But the issue of this romantic attachment was the most bitter, the most irreconcilable enmity.
Blount
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From this reading In the same year with Martha Blount, and about the same age, died Lady Mary W. Montagu.
Blounts
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From this reading She had, for several years, suspended his attachment to his first favourites, the Blounts; and she really deserved the preference.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Every body knows that she was one of Pope's early loves.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the issue of this romantic attachment was the most bitter, the most irreconcilable enmity.
deservedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrvd/
properly deserved
From this reading She had, for several years, suspended his attachment to his first favourites, the Blounts; and she really deserved the preference.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading In the same year with Martha Blount, and about the same age, died Lady Mary W. Montagu.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Every body knows that she was one of Pope's early loves.
enmitynounUS /ˈenməti/
a state of deep-seated ill-will
From this reading But the issue of this romantic attachment was the most bitter, the most irreconcilable enmity.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every body knows that she was one of Pope's early loves.
favourites
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From this reading She had, for several years, suspended his attachment to his first favourites, the Blounts; and she really deserved the preference.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She had, for several years, suspended his attachment to his first favourites, the Blounts; and she really deserved the preference.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had, for several years, suspended his attachment to his first favourites, the Blounts; and she really deserved the preference.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had, for several years, suspended his attachment to his first favourites, the Blounts; and she really deserved the preference.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had, for several years, suspended his attachment to his first favourites, the Blounts; and she really deserved the preference.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the same year with Martha Blount, and about the same age, died Lady Mary W. Montagu.
irreconcilableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈrekənsaɪləbəl/
impossible to reconcile
From this reading But the issue of this romantic attachment was the most bitter, the most irreconcilable enmity.
issueverbUS /ˈɪʃuː/
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading But the issue of this romantic attachment was the most bitter, the most irreconcilable enmity.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Every body knows that she was one of Pope's early loves.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading POPE AND LADY M. W. MONTAGU.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Every body knows that she was one of Pope's early loves.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading POPE AND LADY M. W. MONTAGU.
Martha
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From this reading In the same year with Martha Blount, and about the same age, died Lady Mary W. Montagu.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading In the same year with Martha Blount, and about the same age, died Lady Mary W. Montagu.
MONTAGUnounUS /ˈmɑːntəɡjuː/
United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)
From this reading POPE AND LADY M. W. MONTAGU.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But the issue of this romantic attachment was the most bitter, the most irreconcilable enmity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every body knows that she was one of Pope's early loves.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every body knows that she was one of Pope's early loves.
POPEnounUS /poʊp/
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading POPE AND LADY M. W. MONTAGU.
Pope'snounUS /poʊps/
possessive form of “pope” — the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading Every body knows that she was one of Pope's early loves.
preferencenounUS /ˈprefərəns/
a strong liking
From this reading She had, for several years, suspended his attachment to his first favourites, the Blounts; and she really deserved the preference.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She had, for several years, suspended his attachment to his first favourites, the Blounts; and she really deserved the preference.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading But the issue of this romantic attachment was the most bitter, the most irreconcilable enmity.
Identical; not different.
From this reading In the same year with Martha Blount, and about the same age, died Lady Mary W. Montagu.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading She had, for several years, suspended his attachment to his first favourites, the Blounts; and she really deserved the preference.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every body knows that she was one of Pope's early loves.
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading She had, for several years, suspended his attachment to his first favourites, the Blounts; and she really deserved the preference.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every body knows that she was one of Pope's early loves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the same year with Martha Blount, and about the same age, died Lady Mary W. Montagu.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the issue of this romantic attachment was the most bitter, the most irreconcilable enmity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had, for several years, suspended his attachment to his first favourites, the Blounts; and she really deserved the preference.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading POPE AND LADY M. W. MONTAGU.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every body knows that she was one of Pope's early loves.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the same year with Martha Blount, and about the same age, died Lady Mary W. Montagu.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading In the same year with Martha Blount, and about the same age, died Lady Mary W. Montagu.
a late time of life
From this reading She had, for several years, suspended his attachment to his first favourites, the Blounts; and she really deserved the preference.
