adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We set forward from this peaceful neighbourhood, and walked on slowly.
attendingnounUS /əˈtendɪŋ/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it.
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
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From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it.
consistingverbUS /kənˈsɪstɪŋ/
-ing form of “consist” — originate
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
constitutionnounUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈtuːʃən/
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
crowdverbUS /kraʊd/
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
distressesnounUS /dɪˈstresɪz/
plural of “distress” — psychological suffering
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
divestverbUS /daɪˈvest/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
eldestadjectiveUS /ˈeldəst/
first in order of birth
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
enfeebledverbUS /enˈfiːbəld/
past form of “enfeeble” — make weak
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
fevernounUS /ˈfiːvər/
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading We set forward from this peaceful neighbourhood, and walked on slowly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We set forward from this peaceful neighbourhood, and walked on slowly.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it.
humanitynounUS /hjuːˈmænɪti/
the quality of being humane
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it.
kindlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndli/
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
leanedverbUS /liːnd/
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
neighbourhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading We set forward from this peaceful neighbourhood, and walked on slowly.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it.
officersnounUS /ˈɔːfəsərz/
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We set forward from this peaceful neighbourhood, and walked on slowly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
onesnounUS /wʌnz/
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
parishionersnounUS /pərˈɪʃənərz/
plural of “parishioner” — a member of a parish
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading We set forward from this peaceful neighbourhood, and walked on slowly.
poorestadjectiveUS /ˈpuːrɪst/
superlative of “poor” — deserving or inciting pity
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We set forward from this peaceful neighbourhood, and walked on slowly.
shoutingnounUS /ˈʃaʊtɪŋ/
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it.
slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading We set forward from this peaceful neighbourhood, and walked on slowly.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it.
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We set forward from this peaceful neighbourhood, and walked on slowly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
undermineverbUS /ˈʌndərmaɪn/
destroy property or hinder normal operations
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading We set forward from this peaceful neighbourhood, and walked on slowly.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We set forward from this peaceful neighbourhood, and walked on slowly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We were now got from my late dwelling about two miles, when we saw a crowd running and shouting behind us, consisting of about fifty of my poorest parishioners.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My eldest daughter being enfeebled by a slow fever, which had begun for some days to undermine her constitution, one of the officers, who had an horse, kindly took her behind him; for even these men cannot entirely divest themselves of humanity.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
wretchedadjectiveUS /ˈretʃɪd/
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading No situation, however wretched it seems, but has some sort of comfort attending it.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading My son led one of the little ones by the hand, and my wife the other, while I leaned upon my youngest girl, whose tears fell not for her own but my distresses.
