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1642
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
1646
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
abroad
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
acquainted
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
age
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From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
Andrew
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
attainments
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From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
century
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From this reading "THE HAPPY GARDEN-STATE" The seventeenth century was the century of travel for educated Englishmen--of long, leisurely travel.
considerable
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From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
converse
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From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
cultivated
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From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
daily
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From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
Dutch
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
educated
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From this reading "THE HAPPY GARDEN-STATE" The seventeenth century was the century of travel for educated Englishmen--of long, leisurely travel.
Englishmen
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From this reading "THE HAPPY GARDEN-STATE" The seventeenth century was the century of travel for educated Englishmen--of long, leisurely travel.
Evelyn's
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From this reading John Evelyn's _Wander-Jahre_ occupied four years.
famous
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From this reading Milton's famous Italian tour lasted fifteen months.
fifteen
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From this reading Milton's famous Italian tour lasted fifteen months.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "THE HAPPY GARDEN-STATE" The seventeenth century was the century of travel for educated Englishmen--of long, leisurely travel.
four
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From this reading John Evelyn's _Wander-Jahre_ occupied four years.
France
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
French
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
GARDEN-STATE
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From this reading "THE HAPPY GARDEN-STATE" The seventeenth century was the century of travel for educated Englishmen--of long, leisurely travel.
HAPPY
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From this reading "THE HAPPY GARDEN-STATE" The seventeenth century was the century of travel for educated Englishmen--of long, leisurely travel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
highly
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From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
Holland
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
Italian
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From this reading Milton's famous Italian tour lasted fifteen months.
Italy
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
John
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From this reading John Evelyn's _Wander-Jahre_ occupied four years.
languages
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
lasted
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From this reading Milton's famous Italian tour lasted fifteen months.
leisurely
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From this reading "THE HAPPY GARDEN-STATE" The seventeenth century was the century of travel for educated Englishmen--of long, leisurely travel.
lived
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
living
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From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "THE HAPPY GARDEN-STATE" The seventeenth century was the century of travel for educated Englishmen--of long, leisurely travel.
man
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From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
Marvell
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
men
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From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
Milton's
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From this reading Milton's famous Italian tour lasted fifteen months.
months
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From this reading Milton's famous Italian tour lasted fifteen months.
occupied
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From this reading John Evelyn's _Wander-Jahre_ occupied four years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THE HAPPY GARDEN-STATE" The seventeenth century was the century of travel for educated Englishmen--of long, leisurely travel.
philosophers
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From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
poets
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From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
scholars
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From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
scientific
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From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
seventeenth
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From this reading "THE HAPPY GARDEN-STATE" The seventeenth century was the century of travel for educated Englishmen--of long, leisurely travel.
Spain
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
Spanish
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE HAPPY GARDEN-STATE" The seventeenth century was the century of travel for educated Englishmen--of long, leisurely travel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
tour
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From this reading Milton's famous Italian tour lasted fifteen months.
travel
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From this reading "THE HAPPY GARDEN-STATE" The seventeenth century was the century of travel for educated Englishmen--of long, leisurely travel.
traveller
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
very
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From this reading Andrew Marvell was a highly cultivated man, living in a highly cultivated age, in daily converse with scholars, poets, philosophers, and men of very considerable scientific attainments.
Wander-Jahre
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From this reading John Evelyn's _Wander-Jahre_ occupied four years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THE HAPPY GARDEN-STATE" The seventeenth century was the century of travel for educated Englishmen--of long, leisurely travel.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
well
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
word
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From this reading Andrew Marvell lived abroad in France, Spain, Holland, and Italy from 1642 to 1646, and we have Milton's word for it that when the traveller returned he was well acquainted with the French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian languages.
years
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From this reading John Evelyn's _Wander-Jahre_ occupied four years.
