A Journal of the Plague Year

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

journal Noun

— A journal is a record of what is happening, usually written regularly (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly, etc.), often scientific. They published their study in the British Medical Journal. She wrote in her journal on New Year's Day 1922, "The weather is bad and I'm too tired to write today."

journal Verb

— If you journal, you regularly record what is happening, usually in writing.

of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

plague Noun

— A plague is a contagious bacterial disease which causes fever and delirium. — A plague is an unusual number of insects or animals infesting a place and causing damage.

plague Verb

— If something is plagued, it is constantly affected by problems. is plagued with aircraft delays.

year Noun

— A measure of the time taken for the earth to circle the sun - any 12 month period — There are 12 months in one year — There are 365 days in one year and sometimes 366 days