1863
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From this reading My first visit in New York was in the spring of 1863.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My mother, though of mixed New England and Southern descent, was born and bred a New Yorker.
Annie
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From this reading Like Annie in Enoch Arden, I wanted to be “little wife to both.”
Arden
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From this reading Like Annie in Enoch Arden, I wanted to be “little wife to both.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Like Annie in Enoch Arden, I wanted to be “little wife to both.”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
brought into existence
From this reading My mother, though of mixed New England and Southern descent, was born and bred a New Yorker.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
BostoniannounUS /ˌbɔːˈstoʊniən/
a native or resident of Boston
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
BostoniansnounUS /ˈbɑːstoʊniənz/
plural of “bostonian” — a native or resident of Boston
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Like Annie in Enoch Arden, I wanted to be “little wife to both.”
bredverbUS /bred/
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading My mother, though of mixed New England and Southern descent, was born and bred a New Yorker.
condescensionnounUS /ˌkɑːndəˈsenʃən/
the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading My mother, though of mixed New England and Southern descent, was born and bred a New Yorker.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
disparagementnoun
a communication that belittles somebody or something
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading My mother, though of mixed New England and Southern descent, was born and bred a New Yorker.
Enoch
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From this reading Like Annie in Enoch Arden, I wanted to be “little wife to both.”
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My first visit in New York was in the spring of 1863.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Like Annie in Enoch Arden, I wanted to be “little wife to both.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like Annie in Enoch Arden, I wanted to be “little wife to both.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Like Annie in Enoch Arden, I wanted to be “little wife to both.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading My mother, though of mixed New England and Southern descent, was born and bred a New Yorker.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My mother, though of mixed New England and Southern descent, was born and bred a New Yorker.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mother, though of mixed New England and Southern descent, was born and bred a New Yorker.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
resentverbUS /rɪˈzent/
feel bitter or indignant about
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
sneakingadjectiveUS /ˈsniːkɪŋ/
not openly expressed
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading My mother, though of mixed New England and Southern descent, was born and bred a New Yorker.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
the season of growth
From this reading My first visit in New York was in the spring of 1863.
strainsnounUS /streɪnz/
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading My mother, though of mixed New England and Southern descent, was born and bred a New Yorker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Like Annie in Enoch Arden, I wanted to be “little wife to both.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading My first visit in New York was in the spring of 1863.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Like Annie in Enoch Arden, I wanted to be “little wife to both.”
WARDnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My mother, though of mixed New England and Southern descent, was born and bred a New Yorker.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Like Annie in Enoch Arden, I wanted to be “little wife to both.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading UNCLE SAM WARD While proud of being a Bostonian, I had from the beginning a sort of sneaking affection for New York.
Yorker
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From this reading My mother, though of mixed New England and Southern descent, was born and bred a New Yorker.
Yorkers
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From this reading Some consciousness of these different strains of blood made me resent equally the disparagement with which Bostonians spoke of New York, and the condescension with which New Yorkers mentioned Boston.
