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From this reading BOULOGNE, May 23, 1765.
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From this reading BOULOGNE, May 23, 1765.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. S--re and his lady left the place in a few days after we arrived.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mr. S--re and his lady left the place in a few days after we arrived.
agreeablyadverb
in an enjoyable manner
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
AixnounUS /eks/
wood duck and mandarin duck
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. S--re and his lady left the place in a few days after we arrived.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. A--r and lady Betty are gone to Geneva; and Mr. G--r with his family remains at Aix.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Mr. S--re and his lady left the place in a few days after we arrived.
asthmanounUS /ˈæzmə/
respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
benefitnounUS /ˈbenəfɪt/
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
Betty
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From this reading Mr. A--r and lady Betty are gone to Geneva; and Mr. G--r with his family remains at Aix.
BOULOGNE
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From this reading BOULOGNE, May 23, 1765.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
climatenounUS /ˈklaɪmət/
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
complaintnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnt/
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Mr. S--re and his lady left the place in a few days after we arrived.
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
dissolvedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɑːlvd/
(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
DOCTORnounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
drinkingnounUS /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
familiesnounUS /ˈfæməliz/
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading Mr. A--r and lady Betty are gone to Geneva; and Mr. G--r with his family remains at Aix.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Mr. S--re and his lady left the place in a few days after we arrived.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
GnounUS /dʒiː/
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Mr. A--r and lady Betty are gone to Geneva; and Mr. G--r with his family remains at Aix.
GenevanounUS /dʒəˈniːvə/
a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
From this reading Mr. A--r and lady Betty are gone to Geneva; and Mr. G--r with his family remains at Aix.
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Mr. A--r and lady Betty are gone to Geneva; and Mr. G--r with his family remains at Aix.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. S--re and his lady left the place in a few days after we arrived.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. S--re and his lady left the place in a few days after we arrived.
intendsverbUS /ˌɪnˈtendz/
third-person singular of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
labouredadjective
lacking natural ease
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Mr. S--re and his lady left the place in a few days after we arrived.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mr. S--re and his lady left the place in a few days after we arrived.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading BOULOGNE, May 23, 1765.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. S--re and his lady left the place in a few days after we arrived.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
nervousadjectiveUS /ˈnɜːrvəs/
easily agitated
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
obtainedverbUS /əbˈteɪnd/
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Mr. S--re and his lady left the place in a few days after we arrived.
rnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Mr. A--r and lady Betty are gone to Geneva; and Mr. G--r with his family remains at Aix.
renounUS /reɪ/
a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
From this reading Mr. S--re and his lady left the place in a few days after we arrived.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
remainsnounUS /rɪˈmeɪnz/
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading Mr. A--r and lady Betty are gone to Geneva; and Mr. G--r with his family remains at Aix.
SnounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Mr. S--re and his lady left the place in a few days after we arrived.
scorbutical
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From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
surprizing
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From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. A--r and lady Betty are gone to Geneva; and Mr. G--r with his family remains at Aix.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
watersnounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Mr. S--re and his lady left the place in a few days after we arrived.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DEAR DOCTOR,--I found three English families at Aix, with whom I could have passed my time very agreeably but the society is now dissolved.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading This gentleman, who laboured under a most dreadful nervous asthma, has obtained such relief from this climate, that he intends to stay another year in the place: and Mr. A--r found surprizing benefit from drinking the waters, for a scorbutical complaint.
