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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 A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
ability
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From this reading The ability displayed in its illumination can be denied by none.
all
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From this reading It is the temper that usually spoils all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
anecdotes
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
any
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
approaching
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The importance of the theme will be questioned by few.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The importance of the theme will be questioned by few.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The ability displayed in its illumination can be denied by none.
certainly
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
collection
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
completeness
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
conjecture
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
contain
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
contention
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
controversy
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From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
curious
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
denied
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From this reading The ability displayed in its illumination can be denied by none.
displayed
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From this reading The ability displayed in its illumination can be denied by none.
easy
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From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
ecclesiastical
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From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
England
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
few
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From this reading The importance of the theme will be questioned by few.
fire
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
force
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From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
full
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
illumination
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From this reading The ability displayed in its illumination can be denied by none.
importance
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From this reading The importance of the theme will be questioned by few.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ability displayed in its illumination can be denied by none.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
learning
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
literature
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From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The ability displayed in its illumination can be denied by none.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The importance of the theme will be questioned by few.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
pamphlets
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
produced
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
questioned
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From this reading The importance of the theme will be questioned by few.
reading
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
REHEARSAL
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From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
seek
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
shrewdness
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
spoils
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From this reading It is the temper that usually spoils all.
temper
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From this reading It is the temper that usually spoils all.
tens
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is the temper that usually spoils all.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
theme
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From this reading The importance of the theme will be questioned by few.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
thousands
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
TRANSPROSED
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From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
usually
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From this reading It is the temper that usually spoils all.
volumes
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
water
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
way
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From this reading "THE REHEARSAL TRANSPROSED" It is never easy for ecclesiastical controversy to force its way into literature.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
wide
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The importance of the theme will be questioned by few.
wit
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From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A collection in any way approaching completeness, of the pamphlets this contention has produced in England, would contain tens of thousands of volumes; full of curious learning and anecdotes, of wide reading and conjecture, of shrewdness and wit; yet these books are certainly the last we would seek to save from fire or water.
