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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 LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
alarm
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From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
all
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From this reading Marvell was, of all public men then living, the one most deeply imbued with the spirit of our free constitution.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
armed
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
balances
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From this reading Its checks and balances jumped with his humour.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
checks
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From this reading Its checks and balances jumped with his humour.
COMMONS
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
consider
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From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
constitution
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From this reading Marvell was, of all public men then living, the one most deeply imbued with the spirit of our free constitution.
conviction
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
created
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From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
dangerous
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
deep
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
deeply
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From this reading Marvell was, of all public men then living, the one most deeply imbued with the spirit of our free constitution.
delusion
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From this reading Marvell was not the victim of a delusion.
destroy
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
easy
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From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
England
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
exaggerated
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From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
existed
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
failed
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From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
faith
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
force
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Marvell was, of all public men then living, the one most deeply imbued with the spirit of our free constitution.
Government
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
high
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Its checks and balances jumped with his humour.
HOUSE
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
humour
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From this reading Its checks and balances jumped with his humour.
imbued
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From this reading Marvell was, of all public men then living, the one most deeply imbued with the spirit of our free constitution.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its checks and balances jumped with his humour.
jumped
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From this reading Its checks and balances jumped with his humour.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
living
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From this reading Marvell was, of all public men then living, the one most deeply imbued with the spirit of our free constitution.
made
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
Marvell
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From this reading Marvell was not the victim of a delusion.
Marvell's
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
men
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From this reading Marvell was, of all public men then living, the one most deeply imbued with the spirit of our free constitution.
miserable
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
most
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From this reading Marvell was, of all public men then living, the one most deeply imbued with the spirit of our free constitution.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Marvell was not the victim of a delusion.
now
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From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Marvell was, of all public men then living, the one most deeply imbued with the spirit of our free constitution.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Marvell was, of all public men then living, the one most deeply imbued with the spirit of our free constitution.
Parliamentary
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
passionate
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
plan
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From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
plot
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
Protestant
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
public
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From this reading Marvell was, of all public men then living, the one most deeply imbued with the spirit of our free constitution.
purpose
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From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
quarters
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
spirit
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From this reading Marvell was, of all public men then living, the one most deeply imbued with the spirit of our free constitution.
State
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
subvert
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
ten
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
then
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From this reading Marvell was, of all public men then living, the one most deeply imbued with the spirit of our free constitution.
there
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
undoubtedly
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From this reading Such a plot, plan, or purpose undoubtedly existed, though, as it failed, it is now easy to consider the alarm it created to have been exaggerated.
victim
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From this reading Marvell was not the victim of a delusion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marvell was not the victim of a delusion.
well-considered
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marvell was, of all public men then living, the one most deeply imbued with the spirit of our free constitution.
YEARS
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From this reading LAST YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Marvell's last ten years in the House of Commons were made miserable by the passionate conviction that there existed in high quarters of the State a deep, dangerous, and well-considered plot to subvert the Protestant faith and to destroy by armed force Parliamentary Government in England.
