Chapter I
HISTORY OF BEASTS. PORTLAND: BAILEY & NOYES. The cat is a very useful domestic animal. She destroys the rats and mice, which otherwise would do much injury. God has formed her to live among men.
History of Beasts
Chapter I
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HISTORY
OF
BEASTS.
PORTLAND:
BAILEY &
NOYES.
The
cat
is
a
very
useful
domestic
animal.
She
destroys
the
rats
and
mice,
which
otherwise
would
do
much
injury.
God
has
formed
her
to
live
among
men.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
HISTORY
OF
BEASTS.
Line 2
PORTLAND:
BAILEY &
NOYES.
Line 3
The
cat
is
a
very
useful
domestic
animal.
Line 4
She
destroys
the
rats
and
mice,
which
otherwise
would
do
much
injury.
Line 5
God
has
formed
her
to
live
among
men.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Among
preposition
US /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “God has formed her to live among men.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “God has formed her to live among men.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She destroys the rats and mice, which otherwise would do much injury.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The cat is a very useful domestic animal.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading God has formed her to live among men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She destroys the rats and mice, which otherwise would do much injury.
animal
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From this reading The cat is a very useful domestic animal.
BAILEY
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From this reading PORTLAND: BAILEY & NOYES.
BEASTS
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From this reading HISTORY OF BEASTS.
cat
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From this reading The cat is a very useful domestic animal.
destroys
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From this reading She destroys the rats and mice, which otherwise would do much injury.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She destroys the rats and mice, which otherwise would do much injury.
domestic
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From this reading The cat is a very useful domestic animal.
formed
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God
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From this reading God has formed her to live among men.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading God has formed her to live among men.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading God has formed her to live among men.
HISTORY
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From this reading HISTORY OF BEASTS.
injury
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From this reading She destroys the rats and mice, which otherwise would do much injury.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cat is a very useful domestic animal.
live
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From this reading God has formed her to live among men.
men
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From this reading God has formed her to live among men.
mice
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From this reading She destroys the rats and mice, which otherwise would do much injury.
much
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From this reading She destroys the rats and mice, which otherwise would do much injury.
NOYES
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From this reading PORTLAND: BAILEY & NOYES.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HISTORY OF BEASTS.
otherwise
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From this reading She destroys the rats and mice, which otherwise would do much injury.
PORTLAND
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From this reading PORTLAND: BAILEY & NOYES.
rats
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From this reading She destroys the rats and mice, which otherwise would do much injury.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She destroys the rats and mice, which otherwise would do much injury.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cat is a very useful domestic animal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading God has formed her to live among men.
useful
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From this reading The cat is a very useful domestic animal.
very
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From this reading The cat is a very useful domestic animal.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She destroys the rats and mice, which otherwise would do much injury.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She destroys the rats and mice, which otherwise would do much injury.