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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 Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
all
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From this reading But all that detained the eye and attention on the page necessarily served to impress the contents more deeply on remembrance.
alleged
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
attained
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From this reading Both his parents had died before he attained his seventh year.
attention
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From this reading But all that detained the eye and attention on the page necessarily served to impress the contents more deeply on remembrance.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Both his parents had died before he attained his seventh year.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both his parents had died before he attained his seventh year.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all that detained the eye and attention on the page necessarily served to impress the contents more deeply on remembrance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
childhood
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From this reading The narrative commenced with the writer’s sketch of his childhood.
commenced
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From this reading The narrative commenced with the writer’s sketch of his childhood.
contents
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From this reading But all that detained the eye and attention on the page necessarily served to impress the contents more deeply on remembrance.
correct
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
decipher
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
deeply
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From this reading But all that detained the eye and attention on the page necessarily served to impress the contents more deeply on remembrance.
desire
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
detained
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From this reading But all that detained the eye and attention on the page necessarily served to impress the contents more deeply on remembrance.
died
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From this reading Both his parents had died before he attained his seventh year.
evidently
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
exclusively
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
experiments
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
eye
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From this reading But all that detained the eye and attention on the page necessarily served to impress the contents more deeply on remembrance.
frequently
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
grammatically
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
handwriting
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
hard
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
haste
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both his parents had died before he attained his seventh year.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The narrative commenced with the writer’s sketch of his childhood.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
imperfection
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
impress
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From this reading But all that detained the eye and attention on the page necessarily served to impress the contents more deeply on remembrance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
ink
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
intimated
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
Latin
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
letter
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
ManuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
Memoir
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
men
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
more
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
much
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
narrative
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From this reading The narrative commenced with the writer’s sketch of his childhood.
Nature
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
necessarily
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From this reading But all that detained the eye and attention on the page necessarily served to impress the contents more deeply on remembrance.
obscure
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But all that detained the eye and attention on the page necessarily served to impress the contents more deeply on remembrance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
page
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From this reading But all that detained the eye and attention on the page necessarily served to impress the contents more deeply on remembrance.
parents
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From this reading Both his parents had died before he attained his seventh year.
parts
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
peculiar
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
person
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
read
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
related
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
remembrance
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From this reading But all that detained the eye and attention on the page necessarily served to impress the contents more deeply on remembrance.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
scholars
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
science
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
secrets
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
served
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From this reading But all that detained the eye and attention on the page necessarily served to impress the contents more deeply on remembrance.
seventh
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From this reading Both his parents had died before he attained his seventh year.
sketch
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From this reading The narrative commenced with the writer’s sketch of his childhood.
small
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
some
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
Strahan
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The narrative commenced with the writer’s sketch of his childhood.
writer
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From this reading Those parts of the Memoir which related to experiments, or alleged secrets in Nature, that the writer intimated a desire to submit exclusively to scholars or men of science, were in Latin,--and Latin which, though grammatically correct, was frequently obscure.
writer's
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From this reading The narrative commenced with the writer’s sketch of his childhood.
written
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From this reading The Manuscript was written in a small and peculiar handwriting, which, though evidently by the same person whose letter to Strahan I had read, was, whether from haste or some imperfection in the ink, much more hard to decipher.
year
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From this reading Both his parents had died before he attained his seventh year.
