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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Ab
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all
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Almost
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Anders
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Antinomian
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
Blind
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BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both it is probable had some influence in the matter, but I rather think that the latter feeling was predominant.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
cause
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From this reading What was the cause of this?
ceased
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
Condition
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Constitutional
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From this reading Constitutional lassitude, or a desire for novelty?
Countenances
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Dame
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Desire
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From this reading Desire for Novelty--Lives of the Lawless--Countenances--Old Yeoman and Dame--We Live near the Sea--Uncouth-looking Volume--The Other Condition--Draoitheac--A Dilemma--The Antinomian--Lodowick Muggleton--Almost Blind--Anders Vedel.
Dilemma
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Draoitheac
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
eye
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Both it is probable had some influence in the matter, but I rather think that the latter feeling was predominant.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Desire for Novelty--Lives of the Lawless--Countenances--Old Yeoman and Dame--We Live near the Sea--Uncouth-looking Volume--The Other Condition--Draoitheac--A Dilemma--The Antinomian--Lodowick Muggleton--Almost Blind--Anders Vedel.
formerly
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
Gwilym
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Both it is probable had some influence in the matter, but I rather think that the latter feeling was predominant.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
influence
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From this reading Both it is probable had some influence in the matter, but I rather think that the latter feeling was predominant.
interested
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Both it is probable had some influence in the matter, but I rather think that the latter feeling was predominant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Both it is probable had some influence in the matter, but I rather think that the latter feeling was predominant.
lassitude
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From this reading Constitutional lassitude, or a desire for novelty?
latter
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From this reading Both it is probable had some influence in the matter, but I rather think that the latter feeling was predominant.
Lawless
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From this reading Desire for Novelty--Lives of the Lawless--Countenances--Old Yeoman and Dame--We Live near the Sea--Uncouth-looking Volume--The Other Condition--Draoitheac--A Dilemma--The Antinomian--Lodowick Muggleton--Almost Blind--Anders Vedel.
Live
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From this reading Desire for Novelty--Lives of the Lawless--Countenances--Old Yeoman and Dame--We Live near the Sea--Uncouth-looking Volume--The Other Condition--Draoitheac--A Dilemma--The Antinomian--Lodowick Muggleton--Almost Blind--Anders Vedel.
Lives
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Lodowick
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matter
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From this reading Both it is probable had some influence in the matter, but I rather think that the latter feeling was predominant.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
mind's
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
much
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
Muggleton
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
near
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Novelty
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now
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Desire for Novelty--Lives of the Lawless--Countenances--Old Yeoman and Dame--We Live near the Sea--Uncouth-looking Volume--The Other Condition--Draoitheac--A Dilemma--The Antinomian--Lodowick Muggleton--Almost Blind--Anders Vedel.
Old
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once
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Constitutional lassitude, or a desire for novelty?
Other
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From this reading Desire for Novelty--Lives of the Lawless--Countenances--Old Yeoman and Dame--We Live near the Sea--Uncouth-looking Volume--The Other Condition--Draoitheac--A Dilemma--The Antinomian--Lodowick Muggleton--Almost Blind--Anders Vedel.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
own
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
pages
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
perceive
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
pleasure
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
predominant
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From this reading Both it is probable had some influence in the matter, but I rather think that the latter feeling was predominant.
present
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
probable
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From this reading Both it is probable had some influence in the matter, but I rather think that the latter feeling was predominant.
proceed
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
pursuits
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
rather
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From this reading Both it is probable had some influence in the matter, but I rather think that the latter feeling was predominant.
reader
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
Sea
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some
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From this reading Both it is probable had some influence in the matter, but I rather think that the latter feeling was predominant.
story
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Both it is probable had some influence in the matter, but I rather think that the latter feeling was predominant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Desire for Novelty--Lives of the Lawless--Countenances--Old Yeoman and Dame--We Live near the Sea--Uncouth-looking Volume--The Other Condition--Draoitheac--A Dilemma--The Antinomian--Lodowick Muggleton--Almost Blind--Anders Vedel.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both it is probable had some influence in the matter, but I rather think that the latter feeling was predominant.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What was the cause of this?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
Uncouth-looking
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From this reading Desire for Novelty--Lives of the Lawless--Countenances--Old Yeoman and Dame--We Live near the Sea--Uncouth-looking Volume--The Other Condition--Draoitheac--A Dilemma--The Antinomian--Lodowick Muggleton--Almost Blind--Anders Vedel.
Vedel
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From this reading Desire for Novelty--Lives of the Lawless--Countenances--Old Yeoman and Dame--We Live near the Sea--Uncouth-looking Volume--The Other Condition--Draoitheac--A Dilemma--The Antinomian--Lodowick Muggleton--Almost Blind--Anders Vedel.
Volume
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From this reading Desire for Novelty--Lives of the Lawless--Countenances--Old Yeoman and Dame--We Live near the Sea--Uncouth-looking Volume--The Other Condition--Draoitheac--A Dilemma--The Antinomian--Lodowick Muggleton--Almost Blind--Anders Vedel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was the cause of this?
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Desire for Novelty--Lives of the Lawless--Countenances--Old Yeoman and Dame--We Live near the Sea--Uncouth-looking Volume--The Other Condition--Draoitheac--A Dilemma--The Antinomian--Lodowick Muggleton--Almost Blind--Anders Vedel.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the cause of this?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
yawned
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
yawning
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From this reading But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.
Yeoman
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From this reading Desire for Novelty--Lives of the Lawless--Countenances--Old Yeoman and Dame--We Live near the Sea--Uncouth-looking Volume--The Other Condition--Draoitheac--A Dilemma--The Antinomian--Lodowick Muggleton--Almost Blind--Anders Vedel.
