1882
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From this reading _Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne_, by John Ashton, 1882.
1886
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From this reading _Good Queen Anne_, by W. H. D. Adams, 1886.
1891
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From this reading _England and the English in the Eighteenth Century_, by W. C. Sydney, 1891.
1895
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From this reading _Social England_, by H. D. Traill, Volume IV., 1895.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
AdamsnounUS /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading _Good Queen Anne_, by W. H. D. Adams, 1886.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
amusementsnounUS /əˈmjuːzmənts/
plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading _Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne_, by John Ashton, 1882.
AshtonnounUS /ˈæʃtən/
British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading _Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne_, by John Ashton, 1882.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne_, by John Ashton, 1882.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _England and the English in the Eighteenth Century_, by W. C. Sydney, 1891.
a period of 100 years
From this reading _England and the English in the Eighteenth Century_, by W. C. Sydney, 1891.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading _Good Queen Anne_, by W. H. D. Adams, 1886.
true confidential information
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
put on clothes
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
EighteenthadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading _England and the English in the Eighteenth Century_, by W. C. Sydney, 1891.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading _England and the English in the Eighteenth Century_, by W. C. Sydney, 1891.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading _England and the English in the Eighteenth Century_, by W. C. Sydney, 1891.
many times at short intervals
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Good Queen Anne_, by W. H. D. Adams, 1886.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading _Good Queen Anne_, by W. H. D. Adams, 1886.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne_, by John Ashton, 1882.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _Social England_, by H. D. Traill, Volume IV., 1895.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne_, by John Ashton, 1882.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne_, by John Ashton, 1882.
social deportment
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne_, by John Ashton, 1882.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading _Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne_, by John Ashton, 1882.
referredverbUS /rəˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
ReignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
From this reading _Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne_, by John Ashton, 1882.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading _Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne_, by John Ashton, 1882.
SydneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading _England and the English in the Eighteenth Century_, by W. C. Sydney, 1891.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne_, by John Ashton, 1882.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
Traill
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From this reading _Social England_, by H. D. Traill, Volume IV., 1895.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading This is the best account of dress, manners, amusements, travel, trade, and all the details of social life; it is frequently referred to in the notes of this volume.
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 _Good Queen Anne_, by W. H. D. Adams, 1886.
