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From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
admireverbUS /ædˈmaɪr/
feel admiration for
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
boyhoodnounUS /ˈbɔɪhʊd/
the childhood of a boy
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
BrownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
capnounUS /kæp/
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading II. cap. vi.
chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
ChurchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
Churchyards
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From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
commandeth
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From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
correctverbUS /kərˈekt/
make right or correct
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
don't
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From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
Edw
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From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
environmentsnounUS /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts/
plural of “environment” — the totality of surrounding conditions
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
fairsnounUS /ferz/
plural of “fair” — a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
fartheradjectiveUS /ˈfɑːrðər/
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
forbiddeth
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From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
fortiori
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From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
henceforthadverbUS /ˈhenˈsfɔːrθ/
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. Stat.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II. cap. vi.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
introducedverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːst/
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
knowingadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊɪŋ/
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
marketsnounUS /ˈmɑːrkəts/
plural of “market” — the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
poetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
ratenounUS /reɪt/
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
Stat
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From this reading I. Stat.
STATUTESnounUS /ˈstætʃuːts/
plural of “statute” — an act passed by a legislative body
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church.”--STATUTES : 13 Edw.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
valuenounUS /ˈvæljuː/
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
venerableadjectiveUS /ˈvenərəbəl/
impressive by reason of age
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
vinounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading II. cap. vi.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
voluminousadjectiveUS /vəˈluːmənəs/
large in volume or bulk
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
worksnounUS /wɜːrks/
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading As that venerable and learned poet (whose voluminous works we all think it the correct thing to admire and talk about, but don't read often) most truly says, “The child is father to the man;” a fortiori, therefore, he must be father to the boy.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So as we are going at any rate to see Tom Brown through his boyhood, supposing we never get any farther (which, if you show a proper sense of the value of this history, there is no knowing but what we may), let us have a look at the life and environments of the child in the quiet country village to which we were introduced in the last chapter.
