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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 The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
account
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From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
accuse
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From this reading The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
all
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From this reading I had been hitherto, all my life, a stranger to courts, for which I was unqualified by the meanness of my condition.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
author
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From this reading The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
Blefuscu
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From this reading The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had been hitherto, all my life, a stranger to courts, for which I was unqualified by the meanness of my condition.
condition
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From this reading I had been hitherto, all my life, a stranger to courts, for which I was unqualified by the meanness of my condition.
country
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From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
courts
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From this reading I had been hitherto, all my life, a stranger to courts, for which I was unqualified by the meanness of my condition.
design
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From this reading The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
dispositions
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From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
effects
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From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
enough
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From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
escape
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From this reading The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
Europe
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From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
expected
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From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
forming
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From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
give
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From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
governed
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From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
heard
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From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
high-treason
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From this reading The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
hitherto
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From this reading I had been hitherto, all my life, a stranger to courts, for which I was unqualified by the meanness of my condition.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
indeed
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From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
inform
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From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
informed
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From this reading The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
intrigue
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From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
kingdom
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From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
leaving
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From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had been hitherto, all my life, a stranger to courts, for which I was unqualified by the meanness of my condition.
makes
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From this reading The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
maxims
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From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
meanness
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From this reading I had been hitherto, all my life, a stranger to courts, for which I was unqualified by the meanness of my condition.
ministers
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From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
months
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From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
princes
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From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
private
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From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
proceed
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From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
proper
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From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
read
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From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
reader
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From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
reception
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From this reading His reception there.
remote
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From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
stranger
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From this reading I had been hitherto, all my life, a stranger to courts, for which I was unqualified by the meanness of my condition.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
there
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From this reading His reception there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu.
two
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From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
unqualified
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From this reading I had been hitherto, all my life, a stranger to courts, for which I was unqualified by the meanness of my condition.
very
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From this reading I had indeed heard and read enough of the dispositions of great princes and ministers, but never expected to have found such terrible effects of them, in so remote a country, governed, as I thought, by very different maxims from those in Europe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had been hitherto, all my life, a stranger to courts, for which I was unqualified by the meanness of my condition.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before I proceed to give an account of my leaving this kingdom, it may be proper to inform the reader of a private intrigue which had been for two months forming against me.
