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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.
Account
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From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.
ADVENTURES
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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The oe ligature is represented as [oe].
Betty
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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.
BIRTH
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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.
BLANCH
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From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.
BRITAIN
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From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.
British
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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.
Containing
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From this reading Containing, Sundry very curious Particulars.
curious
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From this reading Containing, Sundry very curious Particulars.
Dame-street
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From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.
DUBLIN
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From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.
EDUCATION
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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.
elder
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From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.
IRELAND
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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The oe ligature is represented as [oe].
ligature
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From this reading The oe ligature is represented as [oe].
LONDON
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From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.
oe
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From this reading The oe ligature is represented as [oe].
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.
Particulars
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From this reading Containing, Sundry very curious Particulars.
PETER
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From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.
Price
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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.
PrintednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.
represented
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From this reading The oe ligature is represented as [oe].
Reprinted
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From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.
Sister
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From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.
Sixpence
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From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.
Some
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From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.
Sundry
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From this reading Containing, Sundry very curious Particulars.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The oe ligature is represented as [oe].
Together
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From this reading Together with Some Account of her elder Sister _BLANCH_ of _BRITAIN_.
very
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From this reading Containing, Sundry very curious Particulars.
WILSON
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From this reading _LONDON_, Printed: _DUBLIN_, Reprinted for PETER WILSON, in _Dame-street_.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Betty IRELAND._ [Price a _British_ Sixpence.] _Betty IRELAND._ WITH Her BIRTH, EDUCATION, and ADVENTURES.