1772
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From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
1789
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From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
1814
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From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
(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 Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
AnnanounUS /ˈænə/
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
chivalrousadjective
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
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 Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
Ferrier
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From this reading Miss Ferrier.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
lecturesnounUS /ˈlektʃərz/
plural of “lecture” — a speech that is open to the public
From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
Masson
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From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Ferrier.
Mitfordnoun
United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996)
From this reading Miss Mitford.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
novelistsnounUS /ˈnɑːvələsts/
plural of “novelist” — one who writes novels
From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
Smollet
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From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
supremacynounUS /səˈpreməsi/
power to dominate or defeat
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
Tobias
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From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
at the time that
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
which person or people
From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading At this time prose fiction was far different from what it was in 1772, when Tobias Smollet died, and much of this difference was due to women.
writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Anna Maria Hall Walter Scott, the most chivalrous of all writers, brought to an end woman's supremacy in the novel, in 1814.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Professor Masson, in his lectures on the novel, gives the names of twenty novelists who wrote between 1789-1814 who are remembered in the history of English literature.
