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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 reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
all
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The causes of war among the princes of Europe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
answers
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
arose
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
arts
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The author at his master’s command, informs him of the state of England.
author
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From this reading The author at his master’s command, informs him of the state of England.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
begins
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From this reading The author begins to explain the English constitution.
causes
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From this reading The causes of war among the princes of Europe.
command
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From this reading The author at his master’s command, informs him of the state of England.
constitution
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From this reading The author begins to explain the English constitution.
contains
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From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
conversation
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
conversations
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From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
desiring
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discoursed
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England
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From this reading The author at his master’s command, informs him of the state of England.
English
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From this reading The author begins to explain the English constitution.
Europe
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From this reading The causes of war among the princes of Europe.
exhausted
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
explain
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From this reading The author begins to explain the English constitution.
extract
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farther
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following
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From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
fuller
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From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
fund
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
gave
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The author at his master’s command, informs him of the state of England.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The author at his master’s command, informs him of the state of England.
honour
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From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
Houyhnhnm
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
improved
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From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
informs
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From this reading The author at his master’s command, informs him of the state of England.
laid
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
made
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
manufactures
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
many
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master
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master's
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From this reading The author at his master’s command, informs him of the state of England.
material
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From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
most
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From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
observe
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From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The author at his master’s command, informs him of the state of England.
often
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From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
please
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From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
points
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From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
princes
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From this reading The causes of war among the princes of Europe.
questions
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
reader
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satisfaction
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sciences
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
several
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state
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From this reading The author at his master’s command, informs him of the state of England.
subjects
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
summary
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The author at his master’s command, informs him of the state of England.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
times
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The author begins to explain the English constitution.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
trade
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
two
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
war
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From this reading The causes of war among the princes of Europe.
well
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
whole
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From this reading I laid before him, as well as I could, the whole state of Europe; I discoursed of trade and manufactures, of arts and sciences; and the answers I gave to all the questions he made, as they arose upon several subjects, were a fund of conversation not to be exhausted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
years
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From this reading The reader may please to observe, that the following extract of many conversations I had with my master, contains a summary of the most material points which were discoursed at several times for above two years; his honour often desiring fuller satisfaction, as I farther improved in the _Houyhnhnm_ tongue.
