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1681
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WORK AS A MAN OF LETTERS Marvell's work as a man of letters easily divides itself into the inevitable three parts.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
all
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From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _First_, as a poet properly so called; _Second_, as a political satirist using rhyme; and _Third_, as a writer of prose.
any
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WORK AS A MAN OF LETTERS Marvell's work as a man of letters easily divides itself into the inevitable three parts.
best
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From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
called
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From this reading _First_, as a poet properly so called; _Second_, as a political satirist using rhyme; and _Third_, as a writer of prose.
contain
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From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
containing
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From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
convenient
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
Cromwell's
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From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
curious
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
death
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
divides
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From this reading WORK AS A MAN OF LETTERS Marvell's work as a man of letters easily divides itself into the inevitable three parts.
easily
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From this reading WORK AS A MAN OF LETTERS Marvell's work as a man of letters easily divides itself into the inevitable three parts.
ever-changing
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
exceptions
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From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First_, as a poet properly so called; _Second_, as a political satirist using rhyme; and _Third_, as a writer of prose.
floating
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
folio
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
forming
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
gave
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From this reading How this poetry was received, to whom and to how many it gave pleasure, we have not the means of knowing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How this poetry was received, to whom and to how many it gave pleasure, we have not the means of knowing.
Horatian
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From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
How
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From this reading How this poetry was received, to whom and to how many it gave pleasure, we have not the means of knowing.
inevitable
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From this reading WORK AS A MAN OF LETTERS Marvell's work as a man of letters easily divides itself into the inevitable three parts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WORK AS A MAN OF LETTERS Marvell's work as a man of letters easily divides itself into the inevitable three parts.
Ireland
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From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading WORK AS A MAN OF LETTERS Marvell's work as a man of letters easily divides itself into the inevitable three parts.
knowing
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From this reading How this poetry was received, to whom and to how many it gave pleasure, we have not the means of knowing.
LETTERS
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From this reading WORK AS A MAN OF LETTERS Marvell's work as a man of letters easily divides itself into the inevitable three parts.
lines
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From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
made
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
MAN
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From this reading WORK AS A MAN OF LETTERS Marvell's work as a man of letters easily divides itself into the inevitable three parts.
many
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From this reading How this poetry was received, to whom and to how many it gave pleasure, we have not the means of knowing.
Marvell's
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From this reading WORK AS A MAN OF LETTERS Marvell's work as a man of letters easily divides itself into the inevitable three parts.
means
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From this reading How this poetry was received, to whom and to how many it gave pleasure, we have not the means of knowing.
namely
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
Ode
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From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WORK AS A MAN OF LETTERS Marvell's work as a man of letters easily divides itself into the inevitable three parts.
opinion
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
opportunity
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
parts
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From this reading WORK AS A MAN OF LETTERS Marvell's work as a man of letters easily divides itself into the inevitable three parts.
pleasure
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From this reading How this poetry was received, to whom and to how many it gave pleasure, we have not the means of knowing.
poet
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From this reading _First_, as a poet properly so called; _Second_, as a political satirist using rhyme; and _Third_, as a writer of prose.
poet's
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
poetry
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political
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From this reading _First_, as a poet properly so called; _Second_, as a political satirist using rhyme; and _Third_, as a writer of prose.
population
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
properly
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From this reading _First_, as a poet properly so called; _Second_, as a political satirist using rhyme; and _Third_, as a writer of prose.
prose
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From this reading _First_, as a poet properly so called; _Second_, as a political satirist using rhyme; and _Third_, as a writer of prose.
public
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
reading
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
real
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
received
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From this reading How this poetry was received, to whom and to how many it gave pleasure, we have not the means of knowing.
refer
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
Return
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From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
rhyme
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From this reading _First_, as a poet properly so called; _Second_, as a political satirist using rhyme; and _Third_, as a writer of prose.
satirist
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From this reading _First_, as a poet properly so called; _Second_, as a political satirist using rhyme; and _Third_, as a writer of prose.
saving
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From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
Second
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From this reading _First_, as a poet properly so called; _Second_, as a political satirist using rhyme; and _Third_, as a writer of prose.
small
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From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _First_, as a poet properly so called; _Second_, as a political satirist using rhyme; and _Third_, as a writer of prose.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WORK AS A MAN OF LETTERS Marvell's work as a man of letters easily divides itself into the inevitable three parts.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
ThirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First_, as a poet properly so called; _Second_, as a political satirist using rhyme; and _Third_, as a writer of prose.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
three
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From this reading WORK AS A MAN OF LETTERS Marvell's work as a man of letters easily divides itself into the inevitable three parts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
using
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From this reading _First_, as a poet properly so called; _Second_, as a political satirist using rhyme; and _Third_, as a writer of prose.
verse
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From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
volume
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From this reading This volume, although not containing the _Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland_ or the lines upon Cromwell's death, did contain, saving these exceptions, all the best of Marvell's verse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How this poetry was received, to whom and to how many it gave pleasure, we have not the means of knowing.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How this poetry was received, to whom and to how many it gave pleasure, we have not the means of knowing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Upon Marvell's work as a poet properly so called that curious, floating, ever-changing population to whom it is convenient to refer as "the reading public," had no opportunity of forming any real opinion until after the poet's death, namely, when the small folio of 1681 made its appearance.
WORK
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From this reading WORK AS A MAN OF LETTERS Marvell's work as a man of letters easily divides itself into the inevitable three parts.
writer
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From this reading _First_, as a poet properly so called; _Second_, as a political satirist using rhyme; and _Third_, as a writer of prose.
