1714
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From this reading 1714--1725.
1725
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From this reading 1714--1725.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GEORGE I. A.D.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
AnnenounUS /æn/
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)
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He hardly knew any English, and was obliged sometimes to talk bad Latin and sometimes French, when he consulted with his ministers.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading But as no James arrived George set off, rather unwillingly, and was received in London in a dull kind of way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as no James arrived George set off, rather unwillingly, and was received in London in a dull kind of way.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading He hardly knew any English, and was obliged sometimes to talk bad Latin and sometimes French, when he consulted with his ministers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as no James arrived George set off, rather unwillingly, and was received in London in a dull kind of way.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
consultedverbUS /kənˈsʌltəd/
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading He hardly knew any English, and was obliged sometimes to talk bad Latin and sometimes French, when he consulted with his ministers.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
DnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading GEORGE I. A.D.
desiredadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərd/
wanted intensely
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading But as no James arrived George set off, rather unwillingly, and was received in London in a dull kind of way.
Electress
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From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
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 The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
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 The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading He hardly knew any English, and was obliged sometimes to talk bad Latin and sometimes French, when he consulted with his ministers.
GEORGEnounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE I. A.D.
GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/
a person of German nationality
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading He hardly knew any English, and was obliged sometimes to talk bad Latin and sometimes French, when he consulted with his ministers.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hardly knew any English, and was obliged sometimes to talk bad Latin and sometimes French, when he consulted with his ministers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
hurrynounUS /ˈhɜːri/
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GEORGE I. A.D.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading But as no James arrived George set off, rather unwillingly, and was received in London in a dull kind of way.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He hardly knew any English, and was obliged sometimes to talk bad Latin and sometimes French, when he consulted with his ministers.
LatinadjectiveUS /ˈlætən/
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading He hardly knew any English, and was obliged sometimes to talk bad Latin and sometimes French, when he consulted with his ministers.
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading But as no James arrived George set off, rather unwillingly, and was received in London in a dull kind of way.
ministersnounUS /ˈmɪnəstərz/
plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading He hardly knew any English, and was obliged sometimes to talk bad Latin and sometimes French, when he consulted with his ministers.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading He hardly knew any English, and was obliged sometimes to talk bad Latin and sometimes French, when he consulted with his ministers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But as no James arrived George set off, rather unwillingly, and was received in London in a dull kind of way.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
preferverbUS /prəˈfɜːr/
like better; value more highly
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
queennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading But as no James arrived George set off, rather unwillingly, and was received in London in a dull kind of way.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading But as no James arrived George set off, rather unwillingly, and was received in London in a dull kind of way.
reigningadjectiveUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
exercising power or authority
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But as no James arrived George set off, rather unwillingly, and was received in London in a dull kind of way.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading He hardly knew any English, and was obliged sometimes to talk bad Latin and sometimes French, when he consulted with his ministers.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
Sophia
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From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
StuartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He hardly knew any English, and was obliged sometimes to talk bad Latin and sometimes French, when he consulted with his ministers.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
unwillinglyadverbUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋli/
in an unwilling manner
From this reading But as no James arrived George set off, rather unwillingly, and was received in London in a dull kind of way.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But as no James arrived George set off, rather unwillingly, and was received in London in a dull kind of way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He hardly knew any English, and was obliged sometimes to talk bad Latin and sometimes French, when he consulted with his ministers.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He hardly knew any English, and was obliged sometimes to talk bad Latin and sometimes French, when he consulted with his ministers.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The Electress Sophia, who had always desired to be queen of England, had died a few months before Queen Anne; and her son George, who liked his own German home much better than the trouble of reigning in a strange country, was in no hurry to come, and waited to see whether the English would not prefer the young James Stuart.
