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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 _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
Adams
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From this reading "Mr Adams hath often told me, that chastity is as great a virtue in a man as in a woman.
addressed
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From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
any
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
attended
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From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
beauty
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From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
Booby
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
book
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
c
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
calamities
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From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
call
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From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
chastity
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From this reading "Mr Adams hath often told me, that chastity is as great a virtue in a man as in a woman.
condemn
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
Dear
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From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
departure
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
discern
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
disconsolate
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
discover
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
down
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From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
drift
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
earth
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From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
ejaculation
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From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
entered
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From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
fallen
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From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
falling
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From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
fault
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
folks
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From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
following
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From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
garret
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From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
grace
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From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
handsomer
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From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading "Mr Adams hath often told me, that chastity is as great a virtue in a man as in a woman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
hope
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From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
Hoping
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From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
impute
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
indeed
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
Joseph
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
Lady
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
letter
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
longer
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
love
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From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
love-she
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From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
man
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From this reading "Mr Adams hath often told me, that chastity is as great a virtue in a man as in a woman.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
me-that
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From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
misfortune
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From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
mistress
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
misunderstood
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
more
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From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
Mr
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
neighbours
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From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
news
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From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
numberless
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From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
O
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From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
often
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From this reading "Mr Adams hath often told me, that chastity is as great a virtue in a man as in a woman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
one's
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From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
own
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From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
Pamela
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From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
Peter
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
Pounce
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
presence
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From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
principal
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
quitted
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From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
reader
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
resolution
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From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
ruin
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From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
sat
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From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
sister
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From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
sooner
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
subject
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
sufficient
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
then
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From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr Adams hath often told me, that chastity is as great a virtue in a man as in a woman.
transactions
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
understanding
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
unwillingness
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading O Pamela! my mistress is fallen in love with me-that is, what great folks call falling in love-she has a mind to ruin me; but I hope I shall have more resolution and more grace than to part with my virtue to any lady upon earth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
well
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From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Having therefore quitted her presence, he retired into his own garret, and entered himself into an ejaculation on the numberless calamities which attended beauty, and the misfortune it was to be handsomer than one's neighbours.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
woman
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From this reading "Mr Adams hath often told me, that chastity is as great a virtue in a man as in a woman.
words
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From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
writes
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From this reading _Joseph writes another letter: his transactions with Mr Peter Pounce, &c., with his departure from Lady Booby._ The disconsolate Joseph would not have had an understanding sufficient for the principal subject of such a book as this, if he had any longer misunderstood the drift of his mistress; and indeed, that he did not discern it sooner, the reader will be pleased to impute to an unwillingness in him to discover what he must condemn in her as a fault.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He then sat down, and addressed himself to his sister Pamela in the following words:-- "Dear Sister Pamela,--Hoping you are well, what news have I to tell you!
