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Alexander Pope

Chapter IX

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THE END.
The last satires were published in 1738.
Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.
The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.
He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Alexander Pope

Chapter IX

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE END.
Line 2
The last satires were published in 1738.
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Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.
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The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.
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He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.”

Fourth noun US /fourth/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The last satires were published in 1738.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.”

Powers noun US /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.”

Remained noun US /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.”

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1738

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From this reading The last satires were published in 1738.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

book

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From this reading The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.

bringing

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From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

ceased

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From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

connected

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From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

correspondence

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From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

Dunciad

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From this reading The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.

editions

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From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

END

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From this reading THE END.

exercise

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From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

fourthnounUS /fourth/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.

fruit

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From this reading The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The last satires were published in 1738.

intellectual

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From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

intrigues

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From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

labours

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From this reading The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The last satires were published in 1738.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

much

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From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

new

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From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

only

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From this reading The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.

out

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From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

period

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From this reading The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.

pleasure

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From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

Pope

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From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

powersnounUS /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

published

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From this reading The last satires were published in 1738.

remainednounUS /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

satires

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From this reading The last satires were published in 1738.

Six

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From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

spent

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From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

Swift

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From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE END.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

various

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From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

vigorous

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From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The only fruit, however, of his labours during this period was the fourth book of the Dunciad.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The last satires were published in 1738.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

works

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From this reading He spent much time upon bringing out new editions of his works, and upon the various intrigues connected with the Swift correspondence.

years

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From this reading Six years of life still remained to Pope; his intellectual powers were still vigorous, and his pleasure in their exercise had not ceased.