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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 An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
acceptable
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From this reading Both these authors were acceptable to the princes and ministers under whom they lived.
ADVERTISEMENT
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From this reading ADVERTISEMENT.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SATIRES AND EPISTLES OF HORACE IMITATED.
answer
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
any
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
authors
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From this reading Both these authors were acceptable to the princes and ministers under whom they lived.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
Christian
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
clamour
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From this reading The occasion of publishing these Imitations was the clamour raised on some of my Epistles.
contempt
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
dignity
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
divine
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
Donne
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
Dr
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
eminent
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
EPISTLES
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From this reading SATIRES AND EPISTLES OF HORACE IMITATED.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
example
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
freedom
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
full
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
greater
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
high
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
HORACE
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From this reading SATIRES AND EPISTLES OF HORACE IMITATED.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
IMITATED
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From this reading SATIRES AND EPISTLES OF HORACE IMITATED.
Imitations
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From this reading The occasion of publishing these Imitations was the clamour raised on some of my Epistles.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
indignation
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
lived
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From this reading Both these authors were acceptable to the princes and ministers under whom they lived.
low
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
made
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
ministers
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From this reading Both these authors were acceptable to the princes and ministers under whom they lived.
more
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
much
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The occasion of publishing these Imitations was the clamour raised on some of my Epistles.
occasion
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From this reading The occasion of publishing these Imitations was the clamour raised on some of my Epistles.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SATIRES AND EPISTLES OF HORACE IMITATED.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The occasion of publishing these Imitations was the clamour raised on some of my Epistles.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
own
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
person
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
princes
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From this reading Both these authors were acceptable to the princes and ministers under whom they lived.
proof
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
publishing
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From this reading The occasion of publishing these Imitations was the clamour raised on some of my Epistles.
raised
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From this reading The occasion of publishing these Imitations was the clamour raised on some of my Epistles.
SATIRES
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From this reading SATIRES AND EPISTLES OF HORACE IMITATED.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
some
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From this reading The occasion of publishing these Imitations was the clamour raised on some of my Epistles.
station
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The occasion of publishing these Imitations was the clamour raised on some of my Epistles.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The occasion of publishing these Imitations was the clamour raised on some of my Epistles.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both these authors were acceptable to the princes and ministers under whom they lived.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both these authors were acceptable to the princes and ministers under whom they lived.
treat
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Both these authors were acceptable to the princes and ministers under whom they lived.
vice
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From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The occasion of publishing these Imitations was the clamour raised on some of my Epistles.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both these authors were acceptable to the princes and ministers under whom they lived.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Both these authors were acceptable to the princes and ministers under whom they lived.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An answer from Horace was both more full, and of more dignity, than any I could have made in my own person; and the example of much greater freedom in so eminent a divine as Dr. Donne, seemed a proof with what indignation and contempt a Christian may treat vice or folly, in ever so low, or ever so high a station.
