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1715
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admiration
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
ago
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
Author
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
away
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
Brigadier
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
came
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
cannot
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
Catholic
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Chetham
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collections
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From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
commander
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curious
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defence
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
Denventwater
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
derived
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From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
DOCTORnounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
drive
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
EreconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
Etc
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From this reading Etc., Etc.
fail
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
feelings
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
Fight
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foreign
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
gallant
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
given
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giving
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From this reading I hope I may have succeeded in giving you some idea of that valorous Highland commander.
gratification
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
hero
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
Hibbert
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Highland
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From this reading I hope I may have succeeded in giving you some idea of that valorous Highland commander.
historical
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hope
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From this reading I hope I may have succeeded in giving you some idea of that valorous Highland commander.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
idea
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From this reading I hope I may have succeeded in giving you some idea of that valorous Highland commander.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
inasmuch
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inscribing
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From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
Jacobite
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land
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
London
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
Lord
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
loyalty
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
Mackintosh
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
made
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
many
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
masterly
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
materials
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
mistaken
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
movement
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From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
near
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
new
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From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
Preston
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
Proud
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
published
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From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
real
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
relative
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RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
Roman
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
seen
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several
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From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
share
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
Society
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From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
some
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
stand
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
starve
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
succeeded
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From this reading I hope I may have succeeded in giving you some idea of that valorous Highland commander.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
swear
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
sympathy
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
tale
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From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
threw
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
Tower
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
town
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From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
valorous
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From this reading I hope I may have succeeded in giving you some idea of that valorous Highland commander.
very
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From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
Ware's
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From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I am sure you will share my feelings of sympathy with the many gallant Roman Catholic gentlemen, who, from mistaken feelings of loyalty, threw away life and fortune at Preston; and you cannot fail to be struck with admiration at the masterly defence of the town made by Brigadier Mackintosh--the real hero of Preston Fight.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
Wrong
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From this reading Author of “The Tower of London"= ````My Lord Denventwater he did swear, ````If that Proud Preston he came near, ````Ere the Right should starve, and the Wrong shall stand, ````He would drive them into some foreign land.
years
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From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading |The details of Preston Fight, given in the tale, which I have the gratification of inscribing to your name, may be new to you; inasmuch as you may not have seen DOCTOR Hibbert Ware's very curious historical collections relative to the great Jacobite movement of 1715, published several years ago by the Chetham Society, from which my materials have been derived.
