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1,000
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From this reading At Leipsic, the excise on larks, for that single city, amounts to nearly £1,000 sterling yearly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
all
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From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
amounts
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From this reading At Leipsic, the excise on larks, for that single city, amounts to nearly £1,000 sterling yearly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The larks of Dunstable and Leipsic are, I presume, “caught napping.”
annually
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From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The larks of Dunstable and Leipsic are, I presume, “caught napping.”
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Leipsic, the excise on larks, for that single city, amounts to nearly £1,000 sterling yearly.
awake
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From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
caught
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From this reading The larks of Dunstable and Leipsic are, I presume, “caught napping.”
city
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From this reading At Leipsic, the excise on larks, for that single city, amounts to nearly £1,000 sterling yearly.
country
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From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
devour
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From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
dozen
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From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
Dunstable
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From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
excise
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From this reading At Leipsic, the excise on larks, for that single city, amounts to nearly £1,000 sterling yearly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At Leipsic, the excise on larks, for that single city, amounts to nearly £1,000 sterling yearly.
four
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From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The larks of Dunstable and Leipsic are, I presume, “caught napping.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
keep
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From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
lark
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From this reading * * * * * To return to the lark.
larks
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From this reading At Leipsic, the excise on larks, for that single city, amounts to nearly £1,000 sterling yearly.
Leipsic
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From this reading At Leipsic, the excise on larks, for that single city, amounts to nearly £1,000 sterling yearly.
less
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From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
like
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From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
London
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From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
napping
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From this reading The larks of Dunstable and Leipsic are, I presume, “caught napping.”
nearly
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From this reading At Leipsic, the excise on larks, for that single city, amounts to nearly £1,000 sterling yearly.
night
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From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
nightingale
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From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
notice
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From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At Leipsic, the excise on larks, for that single city, amounts to nearly £1,000 sterling yearly.
presume
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From this reading The larks of Dunstable and Leipsic are, I presume, “caught napping.”
return
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From this reading * * * * * To return to the lark.
said
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From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
sing
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From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
single
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From this reading At Leipsic, the excise on larks, for that single city, amounts to nearly £1,000 sterling yearly.
slow-worm
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From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
songsters
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From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
sterling
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From this reading At Leipsic, the excise on larks, for that single city, amounts to nearly £1,000 sterling yearly.
succulent
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From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
supplied
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From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * To return to the lark.
then
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From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
thousand
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From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * To return to the lark.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They are not, then, like the nightingale, who is said to sing all night, to keep herself awake, lest the slow-worm should devour her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading It is worthy of notice, that London is annually supplied, from the country about Dunstable alone, with not less than four thousand dozen of these succulent songsters.
yearly
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From this reading At Leipsic, the excise on larks, for that single city, amounts to nearly £1,000 sterling yearly.
