used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading * * * * * Mercy Warren was a satirist quite in the strain of Juvenal, but in cumbrous, artificial fashion.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
annalsnounUS /ˈænəlz/
reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
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)
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artificialadjectiveUS /ˌɑːrtəˈfɪʃəl/
contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading * * * * * Mercy Warren was a satirist quite in the strain of Juvenal, but in cumbrous, artificial fashion.
BRADSTREETnounUS /ˈbrædstriːt/
poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading * * * * * Mercy Warren was a satirist quite in the strain of Juvenal, but in cumbrous, artificial fashion.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Think of Anne Bradstreet, Mercy Warren, and Tabitha Tenney, all extolled to the skies by their contemporaries.
contemporariesnounUS /kənˈtempəreriz/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
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countrywomen
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From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
cumbrousadjective
difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
From this reading * * * * * Mercy Warren was a satirist quite in the strain of Juvenal, but in cumbrous, artificial fashion.
extolledverbUS /ɪkˈstoʊld/
inflected form of “extol” — praise, glorify, or honor
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how something is done or how it happens
From this reading * * * * * Mercy Warren was a satirist quite in the strain of Juvenal, but in cumbrous, artificial fashion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gratifyingadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪɪŋ/
pleasing to the mind or feeling
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
improvementnounUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvmənt/
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
Juvenalnoun
Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)
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plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
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a form of address for a married woman
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being perceived or observed
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading * * * * * Mercy Warren was a satirist quite in the strain of Juvenal, but in cumbrous, artificial fashion.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
satiristnounUS /ˈsætərəst/
a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
From this reading * * * * * Mercy Warren was a satirist quite in the strain of Juvenal, but in cumbrous, artificial fashion.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Think of Anne Bradstreet, Mercy Warren, and Tabitha Tenney, all extolled to the skies by their contemporaries.
STOWEnounUS /stoʊ/
United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)
From this reading STOWE.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading * * * * * Mercy Warren was a satirist quite in the strain of Juvenal, but in cumbrous, artificial fashion.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
Tabitha
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Tenney
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Think of Anne Bradstreet, Mercy Warren, and Tabitha Tenney, all extolled to the skies by their contemporaries.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Think of Anne Bradstreet, Mercy Warren, and Tabitha Tenney, all extolled to the skies by their contemporaries.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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WarrennounUS /ˈwɔːrən/
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * Mercy Warren was a satirist quite in the strain of Juvenal, but in cumbrous, artificial fashion.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The same gratifying progress and improvement noticed in the wit of women of other lands is seen in studying the literary annals of our own countrywomen.
