Chapter 21 of The southern literary messenger, Vol. II. — No. 3 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of The southern literary messenger, Vol. II. — No. 3 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Boston_, ----. _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise. The name is an odd one, and not likely to be forgotten. The man must have reference to some other Dr. Channing. It would be as well to question him closely.
Chapter 21 of The southern literary messenger, Vol. II. — No. 3 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading “It would be as well to question him closely.”
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading “_Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.”
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading “_Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “The name is an odd one, and not likely to be forgotten.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “_Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “_Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.”
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading “The man must have reference to some other Dr. Channing.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “_Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The name is an odd one, and not likely to be forgotten.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The name is an odd one, and not likely to be forgotten.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The name is an odd one, and not likely to be forgotten.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading _Boston_, ----.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man must have reference to some other Dr. Channing.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading It would be as well to question him closely.
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
dearly loved
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man must have reference to some other Dr. Channing.
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
at any time
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The name is an odd one, and not likely to be forgotten.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The man must have reference to some other Dr. Channing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would be as well to question him closely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The name is an odd one, and not likely to be forgotten.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be as well to question him closely.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading The name is an odd one, and not likely to be forgotten.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man must have reference to some other Dr. Channing.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The man must have reference to some other Dr. Channing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name is an odd one, and not likely to be forgotten.
not any; not one
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The name is an odd one, and not likely to be forgotten.
not divisible by two
From this reading The name is an odd one, and not likely to be forgotten.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The name is an odd one, and not likely to be forgotten.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The man must have reference to some other Dr. Channing.
in other respects or ways
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
a human being
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It would be as well to question him closely.
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading The man must have reference to some other Dr. Channing.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The man must have reference to some other Dr. Channing.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--No such person as Philip Philpot has ever been in my employ as a coachman, or otherwise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The name is an odd one, and not likely to be forgotten.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The name is an odd one, and not likely to be forgotten.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It would be as well to question him closely.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be as well to question him closely.
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