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1712
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From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IT is not my intention to write a political history, instead of a private biography.
AMBITIOUS
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From this reading AMBITIOUS PROJECTS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
biography
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From this reading IT is not my intention to write a political history, instead of a private biography.
briefly
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From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
celebration
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From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
century
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From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
compel
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From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
concealed
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From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
contemporaries
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From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
dignified
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From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
engaged
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From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
enough
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From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
era
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From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
exile
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From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
existed
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From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
genius
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From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
greatest
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From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
history
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From this reading IT is not my intention to write a political history, instead of a private biography.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
illustrious
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From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
instead
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From this reading IT is not my intention to write a political history, instead of a private biography.
intention
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From this reading IT is not my intention to write a political history, instead of a private biography.
intrigues
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From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT is not my intention to write a political history, instead of a private biography.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT is not my intention to write a political history, instead of a private biography.
John
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From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
modern
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From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
more
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From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IT is not my intention to write a political history, instead of a private biography.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IT is not my intention to write a political history, instead of a private biography.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT is not my intention to write a political history, instead of a private biography.
others
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From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
peerage
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From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
political
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From this reading IT is not my intention to write a political history, instead of a private biography.
preserve
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From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
private
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From this reading IT is not my intention to write a political history, instead of a private biography.
PROJECTS
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From this reading AMBITIOUS PROJECTS.
regard
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From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
rendered
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From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
St
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From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
state
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From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
term
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From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
there
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From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
times
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From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
title
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From this reading I shall therefore briefly state that in 1712 St. John dignified the peerage by that title which his exile and his genius have rendered so illustrious.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT is not my intention to write a political history, instead of a private biography.
volumes
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From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Besides, in the private and more concealed intrigues with which I was engaged with St. John, there was something which regard for others would compel me to preserve in silence.
write
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From this reading IT is not my intention to write a political history, instead of a private biography.
written
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From this reading No doubt in the next century there will be volumes enough written in celebration of that era which my contemporaries are pleased to term the greatest that in modern times has ever existed.
